Wooloweyah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wooloweyah
(Clarence Valley, NSW) - 29.31 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
29.31 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wooloweyah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wooloweyah at a glance
How Wooloweyah is zoned
Buying in Wooloweyah? The zoning, flood and bushfire lines on the section 10.7 certificate attached to the contract are mapped controls - see our s10.7 certificate guide.
Across its 29.31 km², Wooloweyah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 97% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 20% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Natural Waterways. The median lot measures about 593 m² across 223 parcels.
Who lives in Wooloweyah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wooloweyah suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1019, and decile 7 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wooloweyah's 419 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maclean - Yamba - Iluka, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wooloweyah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wooloweyah itself.
14,359 in 2001 to 18,562 in 2025, up 29%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Wooloweyah data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Zoning | Mapped | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | NSW Government spatial services, NSW ePlanning and published council flood studies, Defence |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 26 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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See what's in the $9 report →Wooloweyah planning - frequently asked
Is Wooloweyah flood-prone?
About 97% of Wooloweyah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Wooloweyah bushfire-prone?
Around 20% of Wooloweyah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence Valley average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Wooloweyah?
The dominant planning zone in Wooloweyah is Natural Waterways, though the suburb also includes Rural Landscape and Environmental Conservation.
Does Wooloweyah have heritage-listed places?
Wooloweyah has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wooloweyah?
Across 223 surveyed parcels in Wooloweyah, the median lot size is about 593 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wooloweyah have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wooloweyah itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Wooloweyah?
At the 2021 Census Wooloweyah had 419 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Maclean - Yamba - Iluka statistical area, which contains Wooloweyah, went from 14,359 people in 2001 to 18,562 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Wooloweyah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wooloweyah scores 1019 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wooloweyah?
Median household income in Wooloweyah was $1,674 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,187 for the typical suburb in Clarence Valley. Median rent was $403 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Micalo Island | 3.9 km | 100% | 93% |
| Angourie | 5.1 km | 7% | 95% |
| Palmers Channel | 5.1 km | 97% | 98% |
| Yuraygir | 5.7 km | 2% | 99% |
| Palmers Island | 6.6 km | 98% | 80% |
| Yamba | 6.6 km | 75% | 29% |
| Taloumbi | 7.5 km | 35% | 100% |
| James Creek | 7.7 km | 56% | 94% |
| Gulmarrad | 8.2 km | 30% | 98% |
| Townsend | 8.9 km | 46% | 73% |