Margate flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Margate
(Kingborough, TAS) - 41.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
41.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Margate'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 Margate
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 4 Sep to 3 Oct 2026
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Margate at a glance
How Margate is zoned
Buying in Margate? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 41.36 km², Margate is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 97% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 6 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Living. The median lot measures about 1,469 m² across 1,952 parcels.
Who lives in Margate
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Margate 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 1024, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Margate's 4,239 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Margate - Snug, the wider ABS statistical area containing Margate. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Margate 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.
Margate 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 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 Margate 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Margate. 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 1,700 Margate addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Margate planning - frequently asked
Is Margate flood-prone?
About 7% of Margate 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 1,700 Margate addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Margate bushfire-prone?
Around 97% of Margate is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
Is Margate under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Margate, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,000 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 Margate?
The dominant planning zone in Margate is Environmental Living, though the suburb also includes Rural Resource and Rural Living.
Does Margate have heritage-listed places?
Margate has 6 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Margate?
Across 1,952 surveyed parcels in Margate, the median lot size is about 1,469 m².
What is the population of Margate?
At the 2021 Census Margate had 4,239 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Margate - Snug statistical area, which contains Margate, went from 5,246 people in 2001 to 8,751 in 2025, up 67%.
Is Margate an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Margate scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Margate?
Median household income in Margate was $1,886 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,690 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barretta | 2.8 km | 12% | 98% |
| Allens Rivulet | 3.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Electrona | 3.4 km | 5% | 92% |
| Howden | 4.7 km | 7% | 97% |
| Huntingfield | 5.0 km | 7% | 89% |
| Leslie Vale | 5.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Snug | 6.3 km | 4% | 97% |
| Kaoota | 6.5 km | 3% | 100% |
| Blackmans Bay | 6.6 km | 6% | 48% |
| Tinderbox | 6.6 km | 4% | 100% |