Goulds Country flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goulds Country
(Break O'Day, TAS) - 81.04 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
81.04 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goulds Country's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Goulds Country
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 to
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.
Goulds Country at a glance
How Goulds Country is zoned
Buying in Goulds Country? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 81.04 km², Goulds Country is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 67,260 m² across 125 parcels.
Who lives in Goulds Country
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goulds Country 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 874, and decile 2 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goulds Country's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of St Helens - Scamander, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goulds Country. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goulds Country 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.
Goulds Country 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 12 September 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 Goulds Country 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 50 Goulds Country addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Goulds Country planning - frequently asked
Is Goulds Country flood-prone?
About 8% of Goulds Country 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 50 Goulds Country addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Goulds Country bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Goulds Country is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Break O'Day average of 99%.
Is Goulds Country under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Goulds Country in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Goulds Country?
The dominant planning zone in Goulds Country is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Agriculture.
Does Goulds Country have heritage-listed places?
Goulds Country has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Goulds Country?
Across 125 surveyed parcels in Goulds Country, the median lot size is about 67,260 m².
What is the population of Goulds Country?
At the 2021 Census Goulds Country had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider St Helens - Scamander statistical area, which contains Goulds Country, went from 5,830 people in 2001 to 7,219 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Goulds Country an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goulds Country scores 874 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Goulds Country?
Median household income in Goulds Country was $1,174 a week at the 2021 Census, against $900 for the typical suburb in Break O'Day.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lottah | 4.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Weldborough | 10.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Goshen | 10.5 km | 10% | 100% |
| Pioneer Dorset |
13.5 km | 11% | 100% |
| Pyengana | 14.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Moorina Dorset |
15.9 km | 9% | 100% |
| The Gardens | 16.2 km | 14% | 99% |
| Ansons Bay | 17.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| St Helens | 17.7 km | 12% | 98% |
| Herrick Dorset |
18.2 km | 9% | 100% |