Melton Mowbray flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Melton Mowbray
(Southern Midlands, TAS) - 121.38 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
121.38 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Melton Mowbray'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 Melton Mowbray
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 4 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,500 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.
Melton Mowbray at a glance
How Melton Mowbray is zoned
Buying in Melton Mowbray? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 121.38 km², Melton Mowbray is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 29 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 18,931 m² across 99 parcels.
Who lives in Melton Mowbray
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Melton Mowbray 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 906, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Melton Mowbray's 68 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Southern Midlands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Melton Mowbray. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Melton Mowbray itself.
5,830 in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 20%.
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.
Melton Mowbray 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 Melton Mowbray 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 30 Melton Mowbray addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Melton Mowbray planning - frequently asked
Is Melton Mowbray flood-prone?
About 6% of Melton Mowbray falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 30 Melton Mowbray addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Melton Mowbray bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Melton Mowbray is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Southern Midlands average of 100%.
Is Melton Mowbray under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Melton Mowbray in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,500 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 Melton Mowbray?
The dominant planning zone in Melton Mowbray is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Utilities.
Does Melton Mowbray have heritage-listed places?
Melton Mowbray has 29 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Melton Mowbray?
Across 99 surveyed parcels in Melton Mowbray, the median lot size is about 18,931 m².
What is the population of Melton Mowbray?
At the 2021 Census Melton Mowbray had 68 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Southern Midlands statistical area, which contains Melton Mowbray, went from 5,830 people in 2001 to 6,998 in 2025, up 20%.
Is Melton Mowbray an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Melton Mowbray scores 906 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 Melton Mowbray?
Median household income in Melton Mowbray was $1,333 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,292 for the typical suburb in Southern Midlands. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $737 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jericho | 7.9 km | 7% | 100% |
| Apsley Central Highlands |
9.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Kempton | 9.2 km | 6% | 99% |
| Tiberias | 10.1 km | 57% | 100% |
| Rhyndaston | 12.0 km | 3% | 100% |
| Stonor | 13.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Colebrook | 13.4 km | 7% | 99% |
| Dysart | 13.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Lower Marshes Central Highlands |
13.6 km | 7% | 100% |
| Bagdad | 17.7 km | 5% | 100% |