Rocky Cape flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Rocky Cape
(Circular Head, TAS) - 65.32 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
65.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Rocky Cape'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 Rocky Cape
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.
Rocky Cape at a glance
How Rocky Cape is zoned
Buying in Rocky Cape? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 65.32 km², Rocky Cape is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 34,710 m² across 265 parcels.
Who lives in Rocky Cape
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Rocky Cape 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 894, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Rocky Cape's 211 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Rocky Cape. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Rocky Cape itself.
4,238 in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 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.
Rocky Cape 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 Rocky Cape 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 3% of Rocky Cape. 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 140 Rocky Cape addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Rocky Cape planning - frequently asked
Is Rocky Cape flood-prone?
About 12% of Rocky Cape falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 140 Rocky Cape addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Rocky Cape bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Rocky Cape is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is Rocky Cape under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Rocky Cape, and over about 11% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 5,000 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 Rocky Cape?
The dominant planning zone in Rocky Cape is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Rural.
Does Rocky Cape have heritage-listed places?
Rocky Cape has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Rocky Cape?
Across 265 surveyed parcels in Rocky Cape, the median lot size is about 34,710 m².
What is the population of Rocky Cape?
At the 2021 Census Rocky Cape had 211 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider North West statistical area, which contains Rocky Cape, went from 4,238 people in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Rocky Cape an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Rocky Cape scores 894 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Rocky Cape?
Median household income in Rocky Cape was $850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,338 for the typical suburb in Circular Head. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detention | 2.7 km | 32% | 88% |
| Hellyer | 4.4 km | 15% | 95% |
| Montumana | 6.1 km | 8% | 100% |
| Edgcumbe Beach | 6.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Crayfish Creek | 7.2 km | 12% | 96% |
| Port Latta | 8.6 km | 17% | 94% |
| Sisters Beach Waratah-Wynyard |
9.4 km | 15% | 98% |
| Cowrie Point | 10.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Sisters Creek Waratah-Wynyard |
10.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Mawbanna | 12.1 km | 8% | 100% |