Nicholls Rivulet flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nicholls Rivulet
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 36.49 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
36.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nicholls Rivulet's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Nicholls Rivulet
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.
Nicholls Rivulet at a glance
How Nicholls Rivulet is zoned
Buying in Nicholls Rivulet? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 36.49 km², Nicholls Rivulet is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 44,536 m² across 271 parcels.
Who lives in Nicholls Rivulet
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nicholls Rivulet 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 982, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nicholls Rivulet's 369 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cygnet, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nicholls Rivulet. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nicholls Rivulet itself.
3,661 in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Nicholls Rivulet 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 Nicholls Rivulet 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 170 Nicholls Rivulet addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Nicholls Rivulet planning - frequently asked
Is Nicholls Rivulet flood-prone?
About 8% of Nicholls Rivulet 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 170 Nicholls Rivulet addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Nicholls Rivulet bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Nicholls Rivulet is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
Is Nicholls Rivulet under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Nicholls Rivulet 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 Nicholls Rivulet?
The dominant planning zone in Nicholls Rivulet is Rural, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Environmental Management.
Does Nicholls Rivulet have heritage-listed places?
Nicholls Rivulet has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Nicholls Rivulet?
Across 271 surveyed parcels in Nicholls Rivulet, the median lot size is about 44,536 m².
What is the population of Nicholls Rivulet?
At the 2021 Census Nicholls Rivulet had 369 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Cygnet statistical area, which contains Nicholls Rivulet, went from 3,661 people in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Nicholls Rivulet an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nicholls Rivulet scores 982 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nicholls Rivulet?
Median household income in Nicholls Rivulet was $1,318 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,206 for the typical suburb in Huon Valley. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,560 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oyster Cove Kingborough |
3.2 km | 5% | 99% |
| Gardners Bay | 4.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Kettering Kingborough |
5.2 km | 5% | 99% |
| Woodbridge Kingborough |
5.4 km | 5% | 99% |
| Cygnet | 5.9 km | 6% | 99% |
| Snug Kingborough |
7.4 km | 4% | 97% |
| Birchs Bay Kingborough |
8.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Upper Woodstock | 8.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Deep Bay | 8.4 km | 4% | 99% |
| Lower Snug Kingborough |
9.0 km | 5% | 98% |