South Burnie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of South Burnie
(Burnie, TAS) - 1.71 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
1.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to South Burnie'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 South Burnie
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: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
South Burnie at a glance
How South Burnie is zoned
Buying in South Burnie? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 1.71 km², South Burnie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 32% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is General Industrial. The median lot measures about 733 m² across 346 parcels.
Who lives in South Burnie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the South Burnie 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 889, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of South Burnie's 348 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Wivenhoe, the wider ABS statistical area containing South Burnie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than South Burnie itself.
3,911 in 2001 to 3,675 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
South Burnie 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 South Burnie 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 South Burnie. 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 290 South Burnie addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →South Burnie planning - frequently asked
Is South Burnie flood-prone?
About 21% of South Burnie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 290 South Burnie addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is South Burnie bushfire-prone?
Around 32% of South Burnie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.
Is South Burnie under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 33% of South Burnie, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 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 South Burnie?
The dominant planning zone in South Burnie is General Industrial, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Commercial.
Does South Burnie have heritage-listed places?
South Burnie has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in South Burnie?
Across 346 surveyed parcels in South Burnie, the median lot size is about 733 m².
What is the population of South Burnie?
At the 2021 Census South Burnie had 348 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Burnie - Wivenhoe statistical area, which contains South Burnie, went from 3,911 people in 2001 to 3,675 in 2025, down 6%.
Is South Burnie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), South Burnie scores 889 and sits in decile 1 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 South Burnie?
Median household income in South Burnie was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,007 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooklyn | 0.8 km | 8% | 16% |
| Emu Heights | 1.2 km | 23% | 85% |
| Upper Burnie | 1.3 km | 8% | 0% |
| Wivenhoe | 1.5 km | 24% | 54% |
| Burnie | 1.5 km | 19% | 0% |
| Hillcrest | 1.6 km | 9% | 0% |
| Montello | 1.8 km | 3% | 0% |
| Acton | 2.0 km | 5% | 0% |
| Havenview | 2.3 km | 7% | 93% |
| Parklands | 2.7 km | 11% | 0% |