North Scottsdale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of North Scottsdale
(Dorset, TAS) - 129.74 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
129.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to North Scottsdale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over North Scottsdale
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
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 Scottsdale at a glance
How North Scottsdale is zoned
Buying in North Scottsdale? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 129.74 km², North Scottsdale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 143,578 m² across 180 parcels.
Who lives in North Scottsdale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the North Scottsdale 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 971, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of North Scottsdale's 145 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Scottsdale - Bridport, the wider ABS statistical area containing North Scottsdale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than North Scottsdale itself.
7,407 in 2001 to 7,076 in 2025, down 4%.
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 Scottsdale 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 North Scottsdale 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 70 North Scottsdale addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →North Scottsdale planning - frequently asked
Is North Scottsdale flood-prone?
About 7% of North Scottsdale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 70 North Scottsdale addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is North Scottsdale bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of North Scottsdale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Dorset average of 99%.
Is North Scottsdale under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over North Scottsdale in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 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 North Scottsdale?
The dominant planning zone in North Scottsdale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Agriculture.
Does North Scottsdale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within North Scottsdale.
What is the typical lot size in North Scottsdale?
Across 180 surveyed parcels in North Scottsdale, the median lot size is about 143,578 m².
What is the population of North Scottsdale?
At the 2021 Census North Scottsdale had 145 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Scottsdale - Bridport statistical area, which contains North Scottsdale, went from 7,407 people in 2001 to 7,076 in 2025, down 4%.
Is North Scottsdale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), North Scottsdale scores 971 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 North Scottsdale?
Median household income in North Scottsdale was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $998 for the typical suburb in Dorset. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jetsonville | 9.1 km | 8% | 99% |
| Scottsdale | 9.2 km | 5% | 76% |
| Tonganah | 9.4 km | 10% | 100% |
| Kamona | 10.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Forester | 10.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lietinna | 12.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Tulendeena | 13.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Blumont | 13.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Warrentinna | 13.9 km | 7% | 100% |
| Cuckoo | 14.8 km | 6% | 100% |