East Cam flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of East Cam
(Burnie, TAS) - 9.61 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
9.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Cam'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 East Cam
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 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,000 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.
East Cam at a glance
How East Cam is zoned
Buying in East Cam? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 9.61 km², East Cam is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 15,913 m² across 104 parcels.
Who lives in East Cam
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Cam 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 987, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of East Cam's 158 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Parklands - Camdale, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Cam. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Cam itself.
5,720 in 2001 to 7,034 in 2025, up 23%.
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.
East Cam 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 East Cam 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 14% of East Cam. 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 60 East Cam addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →East Cam planning - frequently asked
Is East Cam flood-prone?
About 8% of East Cam 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 60 East Cam addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is East Cam bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of East Cam is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.
Is East Cam under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of East Cam, and over about 16% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 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 East Cam?
The dominant planning zone in East Cam is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural Living.
Does East Cam have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within East Cam.
What is the typical lot size in East Cam?
Across 104 surveyed parcels in East Cam, the median lot size is about 15,913 m².
What is the population of East Cam?
At the 2021 Census East Cam had 158 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Parklands - Camdale statistical area, which contains East Cam, went from 5,720 people in 2001 to 7,034 in 2025, up 23%.
Is East Cam an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Cam scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in East Cam?
Median household income in East Cam was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ocean Vista | 1.8 km | 5% | 78% |
| Camdale | 2.0 km | 21% | 61% |
| Shorewell Park | 2.2 km | 8% | 58% |
| Cooee | 2.4 km | 20% | 42% |
| Park Grove | 2.7 km | 10% | 36% |
| Parklands | 3.4 km | 11% | 0% |
| Acton | 3.5 km | 5% | 0% |
| Hillcrest | 3.5 km | 9% | 0% |
| Montello | 3.6 km | 3% | 0% |
| Downlands | 4.0 km | 9% | 36% |