Mole Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mole Creek
(Meander Valley, TAS) - 143.17 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
143.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mole Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mole Creek
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 7,000 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.
Mole Creek at a glance
How Mole Creek is zoned
Buying in Mole Creek? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 143.17 km², Mole Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 22,769 m² across 531 parcels.
Who lives in Mole Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mole Creek 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 903, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mole Creek's 528 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Deloraine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mole Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mole Creek itself.
5,671 in 2001 to 6,372 in 2025, up 12%.
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.
Mole Creek 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 Mole Creek 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 300 Mole Creek addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Mole Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Mole Creek flood-prone?
About 12% of Mole Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 300 Mole Creek addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Mole Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Mole Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Meander Valley average of 99%.
Is Mole Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Mole Creek 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 Mole Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Mole Creek is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Rural.
Does Mole Creek have heritage-listed places?
Mole Creek has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Mole Creek?
Across 531 surveyed parcels in Mole Creek, the median lot size is about 22,769 m².
What is the population of Mole Creek?
At the 2021 Census Mole Creek had 528 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Deloraine statistical area, which contains Mole Creek, went from 5,671 people in 2001 to 6,372 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Mole Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mole Creek scores 903 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 Mole Creek?
Median household income in Mole Creek was $1,066 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,278 for the typical suburb in Meander Valley. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caveside | 6.5 km | 18% | 100% |
| Mayberry | 7.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Chudleigh | 7.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Dairy Plains | 10.5 km | 26% | 100% |
| Lower Beulah Kentish |
12.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Weegena | 12.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Western Creek | 12.6 km | 12% | 100% |
| Needles | 13.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Mount Roland Kentish |
13.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Paradise Kentish |
13.5 km | 8% | 100% |