Patersonia flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Patersonia
(Launceston, TAS) - 46.83 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
46.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Patersonia'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 Patersonia
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
typical observed square 1 a day
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.
Patersonia at a glance
How Patersonia is zoned
Buying in Patersonia? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 46.83 km², Patersonia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% 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 88,203 m² across 133 parcels.
Who lives in Patersonia
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Patersonia 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 Patersonia's 97 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dilston - Lilydale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Patersonia. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Patersonia itself.
3,847 in 2001 to 4,589 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Patersonia 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 Patersonia 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 60 Patersonia addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Patersonia planning - frequently asked
Is Patersonia flood-prone?
About 11% of Patersonia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 60 Patersonia addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Patersonia bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Patersonia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Launceston average of 80%.
Is Patersonia under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Patersonia 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 Patersonia?
The dominant planning zone in Patersonia is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does Patersonia have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Patersonia.
What is the typical lot size in Patersonia?
Across 133 surveyed parcels in Patersonia, the median lot size is about 88,203 m².
What is the population of Patersonia?
At the 2021 Census Patersonia had 97 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Dilston - Lilydale statistical area, which contains Patersonia, went from 3,847 people in 2001 to 4,589 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Patersonia an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Patersonia 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 Patersonia?
Median household income in Patersonia was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Launceston. Median rent was $293 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Bank | 5.3 km | 4% | 100% |
| Targa | 7.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Underwood | 7.9 km | 7% | 100% |
| Lisle Dorset |
8.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Nunamara | 10.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| North Lilydale | 11.8 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lilydale | 12.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Springfield Dorset |
12.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lalla | 13.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Waverley | 14.6 km | 5% | 94% |