Killora flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Killora
(Kingborough, TAS) - 0.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Killora's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Killora
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.
Killora at a glance
How Killora is zoned
Buying in Killora? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 0.08 km², Killora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Living. The median lot measures about 905 m² across 27 parcels.
Who lives in Killora
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Killora 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 1010, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Killora's 122 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruny Island - Kettering, the wider ABS statistical area containing Killora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Killora itself.
2,601 in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
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.
Killora 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 6 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 Killora 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 over parts of Killora. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Killora planning - frequently asked
Is Killora flood-prone?
About 11% of Killora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%. Published flood models are held over parts of Killora; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Killora bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Killora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
Is Killora under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Killora 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 Killora?
The dominant planning zone in Killora is Environmental Living, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Environmental Management.
Does Killora have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Killora.
What is the typical lot size in Killora?
Across 27 surveyed parcels in Killora, the median lot size is about 905 m².
What is the population of Killora?
At the 2021 Census Killora had 122 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Bruny Island - Kettering statistical area, which contains Killora, went from 2,601 people in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
Is Killora an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Killora scores 1010 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 Killora?
Median household income in Killora was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,094 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dennes Point | 3.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Coningham | 3.3 km | 3% | 98% |
| Barnes Bay | 4.3 km | 8% | 96% |
| Lower Snug | 5.9 km | 5% | 98% |
| Tinderbox | 6.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Electrona | 7.1 km | 5% | 92% |
| Barretta | 7.4 km | 12% | 98% |
| North Bruny | 8.0 km | 6% | 99% |
| Apollo Bay | 8.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| Howden | 8.5 km | 7% | 97% |