Kaoota flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kaoota
(Kingborough, TAS) - 15.99 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
15.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kaoota's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kaoota
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.
Kaoota at a glance
How Kaoota is zoned
Buying in Kaoota? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 15.99 km², Kaoota is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% 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 Resource. The median lot measures about 67,680 m² across 125 parcels.
Who lives in Kaoota
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kaoota 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 1006, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kaoota's 229 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Margate - Snug, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kaoota. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kaoota itself.
5,246 in 2001 to 8,751 in 2025, up 67%.
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.
Kaoota 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 Kaoota 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 100 Kaoota addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Kaoota planning - frequently asked
Is Kaoota flood-prone?
About 3% of Kaoota falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 100 Kaoota addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Kaoota bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Kaoota is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
Is Kaoota under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Kaoota 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 Kaoota?
The dominant planning zone in Kaoota is Rural Resource, though the suburb also includes Environmental Living and Environmental Management.
Does Kaoota have heritage-listed places?
Kaoota has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kaoota?
Across 125 surveyed parcels in Kaoota, the median lot size is about 67,680 m².
What is the population of Kaoota?
At the 2021 Census Kaoota had 229 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Margate - Snug statistical area, which contains Kaoota, went from 5,246 people in 2001 to 8,751 in 2025, up 67%.
Is Kaoota an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kaoota scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 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 Kaoota?
Median household income in Kaoota was $1,771 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $163 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allens Rivulet | 3.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Pelverata Huon Valley |
3.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Sandfly | 4.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Snug | 6.2 km | 4% | 97% |
| Margate | 6.5 km | 7% | 97% |
| Longley | 7.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Lower Longley | 7.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Grove Huon Valley |
7.6 km | 11% | 100% |
| Leslie Vale | 8.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Electrona | 8.2 km | 5% | 92% |