North Motton flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Motton
(Central Coast, TAS) - 62.22 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
62.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Motton'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 North Motton
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.
North Motton at a glance
How North Motton is zoned
Buying in North Motton? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 62.22 km², North Motton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% 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 Agriculture. The median lot measures about 77,650 m² across 305 parcels.
Who lives in North Motton
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Motton 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 936, and decile 5 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Motton's 425 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Motton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Motton itself.
5,410 in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
North Motton 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 North Motton 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 4% of North Motton. 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 210 North Motton addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →North Motton planning - frequently asked
Is North Motton flood-prone?
About 10% of North Motton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 210 North Motton addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is North Motton bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of North Motton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Coast average of 96%.
Is North Motton under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 4% of North Motton, and over about 7% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 North Motton?
The dominant planning zone in North Motton is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does North Motton have heritage-listed places?
North Motton has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in North Motton?
Across 305 surveyed parcels in North Motton, the median lot size is about 77,650 m².
What is the population of North Motton?
At the 2021 Census North Motton had 425 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds statistical area, which contains North Motton, went from 5,410 people in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
Is North Motton an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Motton scores 936 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in North Motton?
Median household income in North Motton was $1,357 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,374 for the typical suburb in Central Coast. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler | 5.3 km | 9% | 100% |
| West Ulverstone | 7.5 km | 17% | 83% |
| Abbotsham | 7.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Spalford | 8.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Penguin | 8.1 km | 7% | 95% |
| Riana | 8.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Ulverstone | 9.0 km | 14% | 69% |
| Sprent | 9.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Preston | 9.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| West Pine | 10.1 km | 6% | 100% |