Aberdeen flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Aberdeen
(Devonport, TAS) - 4.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.28 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aberdeen's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Aberdeen
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 to
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.
Aberdeen at a glance
How Aberdeen is zoned
Buying in Aberdeen? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 4.28 km², Aberdeen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 9,497 m² across 149 parcels.
Who lives in Aberdeen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aberdeen 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 977, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Aberdeen's 268 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Quoiba - Spreyton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aberdeen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aberdeen itself.
2,519 in 2001 to 3,275 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Aberdeen 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 | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Zoning | Mapped | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania) |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), 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 6 September 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 Aberdeen 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 130 Aberdeen addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Aberdeen planning - frequently asked
Is Aberdeen flood-prone?
About 13% of Aberdeen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 130 Aberdeen addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Aberdeen bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Aberdeen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Devonport average of 80%.
Is Aberdeen under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Aberdeen in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Aberdeen?
The dominant planning zone in Aberdeen is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Utilities.
Does Aberdeen have heritage-listed places?
Aberdeen has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Aberdeen?
Across 149 surveyed parcels in Aberdeen, the median lot size is about 9,497 m².
What is the population of Aberdeen?
At the 2021 Census Aberdeen had 268 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Quoiba - Spreyton statistical area, which contains Aberdeen, went from 2,519 people in 2001 to 3,275 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Aberdeen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Aberdeen scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Aberdeen?
Median household income in Aberdeen was $1,647 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,656 for the typical suburb in Devonport. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eugenana | 1.7 km | 15% | 100% |
| Melrose | 2.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Spreyton | 2.5 km | 29% | 74% |
| South Spreyton Kentish |
2.8 km | 9% | 92% |
| Quoiba | 3.7 km | 8% | 75% |
| Tarleton Latrobe |
3.8 km | 23% | 93% |
| Tugrah | 4.2 km | 14% | 99% |
| Acacia Hills Kentish |
4.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Forthside | 5.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Stony Rise | 5.4 km | 9% | 77% |