Lileah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lileah
(Circular Head, TAS) - 111.25 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
111.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lileah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Lileah
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.
Lileah at a glance
How Lileah is zoned
Buying in Lileah? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 111.25 km², Lileah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 211,015 m² across 137 parcels.
Who lives in Lileah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lileah 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 894, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lileah's 79 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lileah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lileah itself.
4,238 in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
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.
Lileah 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 26 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 Lileah 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 30 Lileah addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Lileah planning - frequently asked
Is Lileah flood-prone?
About 7% of Lileah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 30 Lileah addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Lileah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lileah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is Lileah under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Lileah 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 Lileah?
The dominant planning zone in Lileah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Rural Living.
Does Lileah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lileah.
What is the typical lot size in Lileah?
Across 137 surveyed parcels in Lileah, the median lot size is about 211,015 m².
What is the population of Lileah?
At the 2021 Census Lileah had 79 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider North West statistical area, which contains Lileah, went from 4,238 people in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Lileah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lileah scores 894 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lileah?
Median household income in Lileah was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,338 for the typical suburb in Circular Head. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcomie | 6.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Mengha | 8.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Nabageena | 8.6 km | 7% | 100% |
| Trowutta | 11.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Irishtown | 12.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| South Forest | 13.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Mawbanna | 14.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Edith Creek | 14.9 km | 15% | 100% |
| Scotchtown | 15.9 km | 15% | 100% |
| Black River | 16.9 km | 14% | 100% |