Yellow Rock Ridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Yellow Rock Ridge
(Shellharbour, NSW) - 16.61 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
16.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Yellow Rock Ridge'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 Yellow Rock Ridge
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 1 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Yellow Rock Ridge at a glance
How Yellow Rock Ridge is zoned
Buying in Yellow Rock Ridge? 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 16.61 km², Yellow Rock Ridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 162,400 m² across 93 parcels.
Who lives in Yellow Rock Ridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Yellow Rock Ridge 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 1045, and decile 8 within New South Wales. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Yellow Rock Ridge's 226 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Albion Park - Macquarie Pass, the wider ABS statistical area containing Yellow Rock Ridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Yellow Rock Ridge itself.
11,670 in 2001 to 23,649 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Yellow Rock Ridge 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 | 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 Yellow Rock Ridge address
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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Yellow Rock Ridge. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
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See what's in the $9 report →Yellow Rock Ridge planning - frequently asked
Is Yellow Rock Ridge flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Yellow Rock Ridge and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay.
Is Yellow Rock Ridge bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Yellow Rock Ridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Shellharbour average of 47%.
Is Yellow Rock Ridge under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 6% of Yellow Rock Ridge, and over about 51% 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 2,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Yellow Rock Ridge?
The dominant planning zone in Yellow Rock Ridge is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Primary Production and Environmental Conservation.
Does Yellow Rock Ridge have heritage-listed places?
Yellow Rock Ridge has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Yellow Rock Ridge?
Across 93 surveyed parcels in Yellow Rock Ridge, the median lot size is about 162,400 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Yellow Rock Ridge have a train station?
There is no train station inside Yellow Rock Ridge itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Yellow Rock Ridge?
At the 2021 Census Yellow Rock Ridge had 226 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Albion Park - Macquarie Pass statistical area, which contains Yellow Rock Ridge, went from 11,670 people in 2001 to 23,649 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Yellow Rock Ridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Yellow Rock Ridge scores 1045 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within New South Wales (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Yellow Rock Ridge?
Median household income in Yellow Rock Ridge was $2,321 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,718 for the typical suburb in Shellharbour. Median rent was $500 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tullimbar | 2.2 km | Not mapped | 82% |
| Curramore Kiama |
3.1 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Albion Park | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Calderwood | 4.8 km | 0% | 87% |
| Tongarra | 4.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Knights Hill Kiama |
5.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Albion Park Rail | 6.2 km | 0% | 34% |
| Jamberoo Kiama |
6.3 km | Not mapped | 98% |
| Croom | 7.0 km | Not mapped | 93% |
| Marshall Mount Wollongong |
7.2 km | 0% | 100% |