Fingal flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fingal
(Break O'Day, TAS) - 411.25 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
411.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fingal's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Fingal
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.
Fingal at a glance
How Fingal is zoned
Buying in Fingal? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 411.25 km², Fingal 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 30 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 8,508 m² across 551 parcels.
Who lives in Fingal
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fingal 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 808, and decile 1 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fingal's 431 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of St Helens - Scamander, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fingal. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fingal itself.
5,830 in 2001 to 7,219 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Fingal 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 Fingal 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 260 Fingal addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Fingal planning - frequently asked
Is Fingal flood-prone?
About 13% of Fingal falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 260 Fingal addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Fingal bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Fingal is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Break O'Day average of 99%.
Is Fingal under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Fingal in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). 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 Fingal?
The dominant planning zone in Fingal is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does Fingal have heritage-listed places?
Fingal has 30 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Fingal?
Across 551 surveyed parcels in Fingal, the median lot size is about 8,508 m².
What is the population of Fingal?
At the 2021 Census Fingal had 431 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider St Helens - Scamander statistical area, which contains Fingal, went from 5,830 people in 2001 to 7,219 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Fingal an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fingal scores 808 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Fingal?
Median household income in Fingal was $833 a week at the 2021 Census, against $900 for the typical suburb in Break O'Day. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $650 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mangana | 11.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Royal George Northern Midlands |
17.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Cornwall | 20.1 km | 3% | 99% |
| St Marys | 20.4 km | 12% | 100% |
| Rossarden Northern Midlands |
20.5 km | 4% | 100% |
| Gray | 22.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mathinna | 24.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Avoca Northern Midlands |
24.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Douglas-Apsley | 24.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| Ben Lomond Northern Midlands |
26.0 km | 3% | 100% |