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Kellevie flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kellevie (Sorell, TAS) - 59.07 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kellevie'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 Kellevie

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.

Kellevie at a glance

Parcels 148 Median lot 101,565 m²

How Kellevie is zoned

Rural 97%
Agriculture 2%
Environmental Management 0%

Buying in Kellevie? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.

Across its 59.07 km², Kellevie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 101,565 m² across 148 parcels.

Who lives in Kellevie

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kellevie suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
185
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,562
per week, Sorell suburb typical $1,352
Median mortgage
$1,300
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 971, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kellevie's 185 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.8%
5-14 12.8%
15-19 9.1%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 12.8%
35-44 8.0%
45-54 19.3%
55-64 18.7%
65-74 5.3%
75-84 1.6%
85+ 2.1%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Dodges Ferry - Lewisham, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kellevie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kellevie itself.

5,716 in 2001 to 9,122 in 2025, up 60%.

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.

Kellevie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
ZoningMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Kellevie 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.

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 80 Kellevie addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

See what's in the $9 report →

Kellevie planning - frequently asked

Is Kellevie flood-prone?

About 5% of Kellevie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 80 Kellevie addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Kellevie bushfire-prone?

Around 100% of Kellevie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sorell average of 92%.

Is Kellevie under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 6% of Kellevie in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,000 ft. 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 Kellevie?

The dominant planning zone in Kellevie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.

Does Kellevie have heritage-listed places?

Kellevie has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

What is the typical lot size in Kellevie?

Across 148 surveyed parcels in Kellevie, the median lot size is about 101,565 m².

What is the population of Kellevie?

At the 2021 Census Kellevie had 185 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Dodges Ferry - Lewisham statistical area, which contains Kellevie, went from 5,716 people in 2001 to 9,122 in 2025, up 60%.

Is Kellevie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kellevie scores 971 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 Kellevie?

Median household income in Kellevie was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,352 for the typical suburb in Sorell.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bream Creek 5.3 km 9% 100%
Copping 7.8 km 8% 100%
Nugent 8.2 km 4% 100%
Marion Bay 9.2 km 42% 100%
Wattle Hill 9.8 km 8% 100%
Boomer Bay 11.3 km 14% 100%
Forcett 11.8 km 6% 100%
Carlton River 12.5 km 7% 100%
Dunalley 13.7 km 11% 99%
Rheban
Glamorgan-Spring Bay
13.9 km 12% 99%

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