Stony Head flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Stony Head
(George Town, TAS) - 55.08 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
55.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Stony Head'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 Stony Head
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.
Stony Head at a glance
How Stony Head is zoned
Buying in Stony Head? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 55.08 km², Stony Head is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 798,447 m² across 8 parcels.
Stony Head 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 | Not 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 Stony Head 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 2% of Stony Head. 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 over parts of Stony Head. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Stony Head planning - frequently asked
Is Stony Head flood-prone?
About 10% of Stony Head falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Published flood models are held over parts of Stony Head; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Stony Head bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Stony Head is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a George Town average of 97%.
Is Stony Head under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Stony Head, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 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 Stony Head?
The dominant planning zone in Stony Head is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Agriculture.
Does Stony Head have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Stony Head.
What is the typical lot size in Stony Head?
Across 8 surveyed parcels in Stony Head, the median lot size is about 798,447 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lulworth | 5.7 km | 14% | 96% |
| Beechford | 7.2 km | 11% | 100% |
| Weymouth | 7.5 km | 17% | 98% |
| Lefroy | 8.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Pipers River | 11.4 km | 10% | 100% |
| Bellingham | 13.4 km | 14% | 97% |
| George Town | 13.8 km | 8% | 95% |
| Low Head | 15.2 km | 7% | 97% |
| Pipers Brook | 17.1 km | 9% | 100% |
| Long Reach | 17.4 km | 4% | 100% |