Roland flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Roland
(Kentish, TAS) - 13.35 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
13.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Roland'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 Roland
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.
Roland at a glance
How Roland is zoned
Buying in Roland? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 13.35 km², Roland is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 19,379 m² across 84 parcels.
Who lives in Roland
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Roland 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 967, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Roland's 88 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sheffield - Railton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Roland. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Roland itself.
5,480 in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
Roland 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 Roland 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 50 Roland addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Roland planning - frequently asked
Is Roland flood-prone?
About 5% of Roland falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 50 Roland addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Roland bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Roland is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kentish average of 100%.
Is Roland under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Roland in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Roland?
The dominant planning zone in Roland is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does Roland have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Roland.
What is the typical lot size in Roland?
Across 84 surveyed parcels in Roland, the median lot size is about 19,379 m².
What is the population of Roland?
At the 2021 Census Roland had 88 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Sheffield - Railton statistical area, which contains Roland, went from 5,480 people in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, up 26%.
Is Roland an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Roland scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Roland?
Median household income in Roland was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,210 for the typical suburb in Kentish. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $715 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Promised Land | 2.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| West Kentish | 3.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Claude Road | 4.2 km | 16% | 100% |
| Nowhere Else | 5.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Gowrie Park | 5.9 km | 12% | 100% |
| Staverton | 6.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Wilmot | 6.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mount Roland | 9.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| Paradise | 9.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Sheffield | 9.6 km | 8% | 98% |