Stieglitz flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stieglitz
(Break O'Day, TAS) - 8.99 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
8.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stieglitz'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 Stieglitz
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 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.
Stieglitz at a glance
How Stieglitz is zoned
Buying in Stieglitz? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 8.99 km², Stieglitz is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 1,002 m² across 664 parcels.
Who lives in Stieglitz
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Stieglitz 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 879, and decile 2 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Stieglitz's 595 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of St Helens - Scamander, the wider ABS statistical area containing Stieglitz. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Stieglitz itself.
5,830 in 2001 to 7,219 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.
Stieglitz 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 Stieglitz 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 610 Stieglitz addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Stieglitz planning - frequently asked
Is Stieglitz flood-prone?
About 20% of Stieglitz falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 610 Stieglitz addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Stieglitz bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Stieglitz is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Break O'Day average of 99%.
Is Stieglitz under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Stieglitz in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 8,500 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 Stieglitz?
The dominant planning zone in Stieglitz is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Utilities.
Does Stieglitz have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stieglitz.
What is the typical lot size in Stieglitz?
Across 664 surveyed parcels in Stieglitz, the median lot size is about 1,002 m².
What is the population of Stieglitz?
At the 2021 Census Stieglitz had 595 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider St Helens - Scamander statistical area, which contains Stieglitz, went from 5,830 people in 2001 to 7,219 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Stieglitz an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Stieglitz scores 879 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Stieglitz?
Median household income in Stieglitz was $797 a week at the 2021 Census, against $900 for the typical suburb in Break O'Day. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akaroa | 5.2 km | 25% | 99% |
| St Helens | 8.4 km | 12% | 98% |
| Binalong Bay | 9.0 km | 10% | 97% |
| Beaumaris | 9.8 km | 10% | 99% |
| Upper Scamander | 15.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Scamander | 15.6 km | 30% | 97% |
| Goshen | 17.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| The Gardens | 19.7 km | 14% | 99% |
| Falmouth | 21.2 km | 16% | 99% |
| Goulds Country | 25.2 km | 8% | 100% |