Underwood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Underwood
(Launceston, TAS) - 89.72 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
89.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Underwood'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 Underwood
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
typical observed square 3 a day
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.
Underwood at a glance
How Underwood is zoned
Buying in Underwood? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 89.72 km², Underwood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 109,100 m² across 256 parcels.
Who lives in Underwood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Underwood 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 1006, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Underwood's 391 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dilston - Lilydale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Underwood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Underwood itself.
3,847 in 2001 to 4,589 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Underwood 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 Underwood 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 200 Underwood addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Underwood planning - frequently asked
Is Underwood flood-prone?
About 7% of Underwood 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 200 Underwood addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Underwood bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Underwood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Launceston average of 80%.
Is Underwood under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 12% of Underwood in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 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 Underwood?
The dominant planning zone in Underwood is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Landscape Conservation.
Does Underwood have heritage-listed places?
Underwood has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Underwood?
Across 256 surveyed parcels in Underwood, the median lot size is about 109,100 m².
What is the population of Underwood?
At the 2021 Census Underwood had 391 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Dilston - Lilydale statistical area, which contains Underwood, went from 3,847 people in 2001 to 4,589 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Underwood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Underwood scores 1006 and sits in decile 7 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 Underwood?
Median household income in Underwood was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Launceston. Median rent was $275 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,411 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lalla | 7.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Patersonia | 7.9 km | 11% | 100% |
| Rocherlea | 8.4 km | 8% | 97% |
| Turners Marsh | 8.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Lilydale | 8.7 km | 8% | 100% |
| North Lilydale | 10.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mayfield | 10.5 km | 7% | 43% |
| Karoola | 10.7 km | 16% | 100% |
| Mowbray | 11.3 km | 17% | 70% |
| Ravenswood | 11.5 km | 13% | 88% |