Sorell Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sorell Creek
(Derwent Valley, TAS) - 8.01 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
8.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sorell Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Sorell Creek
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.
Sorell Creek at a glance
How Sorell Creek is zoned
Buying in Sorell Creek? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 8.01 km², Sorell Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,239 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Sorell Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sorell Creek 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 973, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sorell Creek's 95 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of New Norfolk, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sorell Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sorell Creek itself.
6,217 in 2001 to 7,713 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Sorell Creek 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 Sorell Creek 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 40 Sorell Creek addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Sorell Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Sorell Creek flood-prone?
About 16% of Sorell Creek 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 40 Sorell Creek addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Sorell Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Sorell Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Derwent Valley average of 97%.
Is Sorell Creek under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Sorell Creek in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Sorell Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Sorell Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Living and Environmental Management.
Does Sorell Creek have heritage-listed places?
Sorell Creek has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Sorell Creek?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Sorell Creek, the median lot size is about 4,239 m².
What is the population of Sorell Creek?
At the 2021 Census Sorell Creek had 95 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider New Norfolk statistical area, which contains Sorell Creek, went from 6,217 people in 2001 to 7,713 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Sorell Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sorell Creek scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Sorell Creek?
Median household income in Sorell Creek was $1,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Derwent Valley. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,534 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malbina | 1.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Molesworth | 2.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Boyer | 3.5 km | 9% | 91% |
| Granton | 5.4 km | 11% | 87% |
| Dromedary Brighton |
6.0 km | 8% | 95% |
| New Norfolk | 6.2 km | 15% | 73% |
| Glenlusk Glenorchy |
6.4 km | 4% | 100% |
| Collinsvale Glenorchy |
6.7 km | 4% | 100% |
| Claremont Glenorchy |
7.2 km | 10% | 73% |
| Magra | 7.5 km | 5% | 100% |