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Ocean Vista flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Ocean Vista (Burnie, TAS) - 0.79 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ocean Vista'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ocean Vista

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.

Ocean Vista at a glance

Parcels 164 Median lot 800 m²

How Ocean Vista is zoned

Agriculture 56%
General Residential 24%
Open Space 14%
Utilities 4%
Environmental Management 2%
Community Purpose 0%

Buying in Ocean Vista? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.

Across its 0.79 km², Ocean Vista is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 800 m² across 164 parcels.

Who lives in Ocean Vista

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ocean Vista suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
322
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,238
per week, Burnie suburb typical $1,433
Median rent
$240
per week, Burnie suburb typical $237
Median mortgage
$1,506
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 940, and decile 5 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Ocean Vista's 322 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.9%
5-14 13.5%
15-19 6.1%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 11.7%
35-44 11.3%
45-54 12.0%
55-64 17.5%
65-74 8.6%
75-84 9.2%
85+ 5.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Parklands - Camdale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ocean Vista. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ocean Vista itself.

5,720 in 2001 to 7,034 in 2025, up 23%.

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.

Ocean Vista data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
ZoningMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Ocean Vista 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 34% of Ocean Vista. 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 160 Ocean Vista addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

See what's in the $9 report →

Ocean Vista planning - frequently asked

Is Ocean Vista flood-prone?

About 5% of Ocean Vista 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 160 Ocean Vista addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Ocean Vista bushfire-prone?

Around 78% of Ocean Vista is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.

Is Ocean Vista under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 34% of Ocean Vista, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Ocean Vista?

The dominant planning zone in Ocean Vista is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes General Residential and Open Space.

Does Ocean Vista have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Ocean Vista.

What is the typical lot size in Ocean Vista?

Across 164 surveyed parcels in Ocean Vista, the median lot size is about 800 m².

What is the population of Ocean Vista?

At the 2021 Census Ocean Vista had 322 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Parklands - Camdale statistical area, which contains Ocean Vista, went from 5,720 people in 2001 to 7,034 in 2025, up 23%.

Is Ocean Vista an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ocean Vista scores 940 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 Ocean Vista?

Median household income in Ocean Vista was $1,238 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,506 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Camdale 0.9 km 21% 61%
Cooee 1.2 km 20% 42%
East Cam 1.8 km 8% 100%
Park Grove 2.4 km 10% 36%
Parklands 2.7 km 11% 0%
Shorewell Park 3.1 km 8% 58%
Montello 3.4 km 3% 0%
Hillcrest 3.6 km 9% 0%
Burnie 3.9 km 19% 0%
Acton 4.1 km 5% 0%

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