Clifton Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Clifton Beach
(Clarence, TAS) - 7.14 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
7.14 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Clifton Beach'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 Clifton Beach
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: 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.
Clifton Beach at a glance
How Clifton Beach is zoned
Buying in Clifton Beach? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 7.14 km², Clifton Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Living. The median lot measures about 2,554 m² across 288 parcels.
Who lives in Clifton Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Clifton Beach 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 1074, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Clifton Beach's 618 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of South Arm, the wider ABS statistical area containing Clifton Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Clifton Beach itself.
3,630 in 2001 to 4,679 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.
Clifton Beach 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 Clifton Beach 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.
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 260 Clifton Beach addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Clifton Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Clifton Beach flood-prone?
About 20% of Clifton Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 17%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 260 Clifton Beach addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Clifton Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Clifton Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Clarence average of 66%.
Is Clifton Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Clifton Beach in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Clifton Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Clifton Beach is Rural Living, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open Space.
Does Clifton Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Clifton Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Clifton Beach?
Across 288 surveyed parcels in Clifton Beach, the median lot size is about 2,554 m².
What is the population of Clifton Beach?
At the 2021 Census Clifton Beach had 618 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider South Arm statistical area, which contains Clifton Beach, went from 3,630 people in 2001 to 4,679 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Clifton Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Clifton Beach scores 1074 and sits in decile 10 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Clifton Beach?
Median household income in Clifton Beach was $2,426 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,723 for the typical suburb in Clarence. Median rent was $445 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cremorne | 3.4 km | 45% | 82% |
| Sandford | 4.4 km | 18% | 100% |
| Lauderdale | 8.9 km | 68% | 21% |
| Opossum Bay | 10.7 km | 10% | 91% |
| South Arm | 11.0 km | 30% | 95% |
| Oakdowns | 11.3 km | 22% | 13% |
| Roches Beach | 11.9 km | 27% | 45% |
| Sloping Main Tasman |
12.1 km | 14% | 100% |
| Rokeby | 12.1 km | 17% | 68% |
| Tranmere | 12.3 km | 9% | 67% |