Doctors Rocks flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Doctors Rocks
(Waratah-Wynyard, TAS) - 4.95 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
4.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Doctors Rocks'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 Doctors Rocks
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Doctors Rocks at a glance
How Doctors Rocks is zoned
Buying in Doctors Rocks? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 4.95 km², Doctors Rocks is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 1,542 m² across 57 parcels.
Who lives in Doctors Rocks
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Doctors Rocks 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 984, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Doctors Rocks's 89 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wynyard, the wider ABS statistical area containing Doctors Rocks. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Doctors Rocks itself.
5,882 in 2001 to 6,767 in 2025, up 15%.
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.
Doctors Rocks 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 Doctors Rocks 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 22% of Doctors Rocks. 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 40 Doctors Rocks addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Doctors Rocks planning - frequently asked
Is Doctors Rocks flood-prone?
About 19% of Doctors Rocks falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 40 Doctors Rocks addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Doctors Rocks bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Doctors Rocks is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Waratah-Wynyard average of 98%.
Is Doctors Rocks under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 22% of Doctors Rocks, and over about 34% 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 2,000 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 Doctors Rocks?
The dominant planning zone in Doctors Rocks is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Utilities.
Does Doctors Rocks have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Doctors Rocks.
What is the typical lot size in Doctors Rocks?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Doctors Rocks, the median lot size is about 1,542 m².
What is the population of Doctors Rocks?
At the 2021 Census Doctors Rocks had 89 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Wynyard statistical area, which contains Doctors Rocks, went from 5,882 people in 2001 to 6,767 in 2025, up 15%.
Is Doctors Rocks an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Doctors Rocks scores 984 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 Doctors Rocks?
Median household income in Doctors Rocks was $2,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,397 for the typical suburb in Waratah-Wynyard. Median rent was $263 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,920 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wynyard | 4.0 km | 23% | 87% |
| Somerset | 4.4 km | 12% | 92% |
| Camdale Burnie |
5.9 km | 21% | 61% |
| Mount Hicks | 6.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Ocean Vista Burnie |
6.8 km | 5% | 78% |
| East Cam Burnie |
7.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Cooee Burnie |
7.9 km | 20% | 42% |
| Park Grove Burnie |
9.2 km | 10% | 36% |
| West Mooreville Burnie |
9.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Shorewell Park Burnie |
9.4 km | 8% | 58% |