Prospect Vale flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Prospect Vale
(Meander Valley, TAS) - 10.03 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
10.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Prospect Vale'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 Prospect Vale
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: observed, lowest 2,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Prospect Vale at a glance
How Prospect Vale is zoned
Buying in Prospect Vale? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 10.03 km², Prospect Vale is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Residential. The median lot measures about 701 m² across 3,166 parcels.
Who lives in Prospect Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Prospect Vale 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 948, and decile 6 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Prospect Vale's 5,433 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Prospect Vale - Blackstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Prospect Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Prospect Vale itself.
5,663 in 2001 to 6,949 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.
Prospect Vale 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 Prospect Vale 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 33% of Prospect Vale. 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 2,900 Prospect Vale addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Prospect Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Prospect Vale flood-prone?
About 4% of Prospect Vale falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 15%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 2,900 Prospect Vale addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Prospect Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 70% of Prospect Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Meander Valley average of 99%.
Is Prospect Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of Prospect Vale, and over about 55% 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 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Prospect Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Prospect Vale is General Residential, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural Living.
Does Prospect Vale have heritage-listed places?
Prospect Vale has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Prospect Vale?
Across 3,166 surveyed parcels in Prospect Vale, the median lot size is about 701 m².
What is the population of Prospect Vale?
At the 2021 Census Prospect Vale had 5,433 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Prospect Vale - Blackstone statistical area, which contains Prospect Vale, went from 5,663 people in 2001 to 6,949 in 2025, up 23%.
Is Prospect Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Prospect Vale scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Prospect Vale?
Median household income in Prospect Vale was $1,268 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,278 for the typical suburb in Meander Valley. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,430 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summerhill Launceston |
2.0 km | 7% | 48% |
| Travellers Rest | 2.1 km | 17% | 100% |
| Prospect Launceston |
2.6 km | 7% | 83% |
| Blackstone Heights | 3.4 km | 12% | 100% |
| West Launceston Launceston |
3.6 km | 6% | 63% |
| South Launceston Launceston |
4.2 km | 10% | 14% |
| Kings Meadows Launceston |
4.4 km | 10% | 48% |
| Trevallyn West Tamar |
4.7 km | 9% | 77% |
| Youngtown Launceston |
4.9 km | 8% | 64% |
| Hadspen | 5.1 km | 32% | 88% |