Spalford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Spalford
(Central Coast, TAS) - 4.22 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
4.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Spalford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Spalford
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 far less often than day and nothing can be concluded 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.
Spalford at a glance
How Spalford is zoned
Buying in Spalford? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 4.22 km², Spalford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% 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 53,110 m² across 33 parcels.
Who lives in Spalford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Spalford 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 996, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Spalford's 55 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Spalford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Spalford itself.
5,410 in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
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.
Spalford 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 Spalford 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 20 Spalford addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Spalford planning - frequently asked
Is Spalford flood-prone?
About 8% of Spalford 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 20 Spalford addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Spalford bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Spalford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Coast average of 96%.
Is Spalford under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Spalford in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 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 Spalford?
The dominant planning zone in Spalford is Agriculture.
Does Spalford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Spalford.
What is the typical lot size in Spalford?
Across 33 surveyed parcels in Spalford, the median lot size is about 53,110 m².
What is the population of Spalford?
At the 2021 Census Spalford had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds statistical area, which contains Spalford, went from 5,410 people in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Spalford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Spalford scores 996 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Spalford?
Median household income in Spalford was $1,374 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,374 for the typical suburb in Central Coast.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gawler | 3.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Abbotsham | 3.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Kindred | 4.2 km | 11% | 100% |
| Sprent | 4.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Forth | 5.5 km | 15% | 100% |
| Forthside Devonport |
7.5 km | 7% | 100% |
| Ulverstone | 7.7 km | 14% | 69% |
| Paloona Devonport |
7.9 km | 12% | 100% |
| North Motton | 8.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Castra | 8.1 km | 6% | 100% |