Orford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Orford
(Glamorgan-Spring Bay, TAS) - 35.6 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
35.6 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Orford'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 Orford
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.
Orford at a glance
How Orford is zoned
Buying in Orford? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 35.6 km², Orford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Landscape Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,000 m² across 1,320 parcels.
Orford 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 | Not 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 Orford 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.
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 1,100 Orford addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Orford planning - frequently asked
Is Orford flood-prone?
About 6% of Orford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,100 Orford addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Orford bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Orford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glamorgan-Spring Bay average of 96%.
Is Orford under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Orford in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 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 Orford?
The dominant planning zone in Orford is Landscape Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does Orford have heritage-listed places?
Orford has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Orford?
Across 1,320 surveyed parcels in Orford, the median lot size is about 1,000 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spring Beach | 4.4 km | 3% | 100% |
| Buckland | 9.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Rheban | 11.2 km | 12% | 99% |
| Triabunna | 12.6 km | 9% | 99% |
| Nugent Sorell |
20.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Kellevie Sorell |
22.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Maria Island | 22.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Bream Creek Sorell |
23.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Stonehenge Southern Midlands |
23.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Levendale Southern Midlands |
23.5 km | 5% | 100% |