Stanley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stanley
(Circular Head, TAS) - 18.41 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
18.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stanley'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 Stanley
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.
Stanley at a glance
How Stanley is zoned
Buying in Stanley? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 18.41 km², Stanley is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 61 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 505 parcels.
Who lives in Stanley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stanley 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 941, and decile 5 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stanley's 595 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stanley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stanley 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.
Stanley 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 Stanley 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 Stanley. 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 440 Stanley addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Stanley planning - frequently asked
Is Stanley flood-prone?
About 24% of Stanley 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 440 Stanley addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Stanley bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Stanley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is Stanley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Stanley, and over about 17% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 7,000 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 Stanley?
The dominant planning zone in Stanley is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and General Residential.
Does Stanley have heritage-listed places?
Stanley has 61 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Stanley?
Across 505 surveyed parcels in Stanley, the median lot size is about 1,011 m².
What is the population of Stanley?
At the 2021 Census Stanley had 595 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider North West statistical area, which contains Stanley, went from 4,238 people in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Stanley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stanley scores 941 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stanley?
Median household income in Stanley was $1,351 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,338 for the typical suburb in Circular Head. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,350 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wiltshire | 6.9 km | 42% | 100% |
| Forest | 10.3 km | 9% | 100% |
| Cowrie Point | 12.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Black River | 12.6 km | 14% | 100% |
| Port Latta | 13.3 km | 17% | 94% |
| South Forest | 14.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Crayfish Creek | 14.7 km | 12% | 96% |
| Smithton | 15.6 km | 26% | 97% |
| Edgcumbe Beach | 15.6 km | 10% | 100% |
| Hellyer | 17.6 km | 15% | 95% |