Mersey Forest flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mersey Forest
(Meander Valley, TAS) - 377.73 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
377.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mersey Forest's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mersey Forest
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: 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.
Mersey Forest at a glance
How Mersey Forest is zoned
Buying in Mersey Forest? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 377.73 km², Mersey Forest 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 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 410,315 m² across 111 parcels.
Mersey Forest 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 | Not 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 Mersey Forest 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 Mersey Forest. 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 →Mersey Forest planning - frequently asked
Is Mersey Forest flood-prone?
About 6% of Mersey Forest falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%. Published flood models are held over parts of Mersey Forest; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Mersey Forest bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mersey Forest is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Meander Valley average of 99%.
Is Mersey Forest under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mersey Forest in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). 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 Mersey Forest?
The dominant planning zone in Mersey Forest is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Utilities.
Does Mersey Forest have heritage-listed places?
Mersey Forest has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mersey Forest?
Across 111 surveyed parcels in Mersey Forest, the median lot size is about 410,315 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayberry | 17.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Cradle Mountain | 18.3 km | 3% | 100% |
| Liena | 18.9 km | 8% | 100% |
| Caveside | 19.6 km | 18% | 100% |
| Walls Of Jerusalem | 20.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lorinna Kentish |
20.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mole Creek | 21.9 km | 12% | 100% |
| Western Creek | 23.9 km | 12% | 100% |
| Moina Kentish |
25.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Mount Roland Kentish |
25.5 km | 6% | 100% |