Woronora Dam flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woronora Dam
(Wollongong, NSW) - 68.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
68.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woronora Dam's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woronora Dam
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Woronora Dam at a glance
How Woronora Dam is zoned
Buying in Woronora Dam? 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 68.42 km², Woronora Dam is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Conservation. The median lot measures about 56,165 m² across 28 parcels.
Woronora Dam 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Woronora Dam address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 52% of Woronora Dam. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Woronora Dam lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Woronora Dam planning - frequently asked
Is Woronora Dam flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Woronora Dam and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%).
Is Woronora Dam bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Woronora Dam is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Wollongong average of 56%.
Is Woronora Dam under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 52% of Woronora Dam, and over about 92% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 5,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 10 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Woronora Dam?
The dominant planning zone in Woronora Dam is Environmental Conservation, though the suburb also includes Infrastructure and National Parks and Nature Reserves.
Does Woronora Dam have heritage-listed places?
Woronora Dam has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Woronora Dam?
Across 28 surveyed parcels in Woronora Dam, the median lot size is about 56,165 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Helensburgh | 5.1 km | 0% | 92% |
| Waterfall Sutherland Shire |
5.6 km | 0% | 98% |
| Heathcote Sutherland Shire |
6.8 km | 0% | 95% |
| Darkes Forest | 7.1 km | 0% | 98% |
| Stanwell Tops | 7.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Uloola Sutherland Shire |
8.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Otford | 8.1 km | 0% | 99% |
| Lilyvale | 8.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Stanwell Park | 8.9 km | 0% | 87% |
| Holsworthy Campbelltown |
9.7 km | <1% | 98% |