Burnie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burnie
(Burnie, TAS) - 1.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.36 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burnie'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 Burnie
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 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Burnie at a glance
How Burnie is zoned
Buying in Burnie? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 1.36 km², Burnie is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 34 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Port and Marine. The median lot measures about 445 m² across 937 parcels.
Who lives in Burnie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burnie 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 935, and decile 5 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burnie's 693 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Wivenhoe, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burnie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burnie itself.
3,911 in 2001 to 3,675 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Burnie 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 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 Burnie 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 56% of Burnie. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 740 Burnie addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Burnie planning - frequently asked
Is Burnie flood-prone?
About 19% of Burnie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 740 Burnie addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Burnie bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Burnie and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Burnie average is 65%).
Is Burnie under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 56% of Burnie, and over about 58% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,500 ft. 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 Burnie?
The dominant planning zone in Burnie is Port and Marine, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Central Business.
Does Burnie have heritage-listed places?
Burnie has 34 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Burnie?
Across 937 surveyed parcels in Burnie, the median lot size is about 445 m².
What is the population of Burnie?
At the 2021 Census Burnie had 693 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Burnie - Wivenhoe statistical area, which contains Burnie, went from 3,911 people in 2001 to 3,675 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Burnie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burnie scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Burnie?
Median household income in Burnie was $1,064 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montello | 0.8 km | 3% | 0% |
| Hillcrest | 1.3 km | 9% | 0% |
| Parklands | 1.3 km | 11% | 0% |
| South Burnie | 1.5 km | 21% | 32% |
| Park Grove | 1.7 km | 10% | 36% |
| Upper Burnie | 1.9 km | 8% | 0% |
| Brooklyn | 2.0 km | 8% | 16% |
| Acton | 2.3 km | 5% | 0% |
| Emu Heights | 2.7 km | 23% | 85% |
| Cooee | 2.8 km | 20% | 42% |