Upper Blessington flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Blessington
(Launceston, TAS) - 169.39 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
169.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Blessington'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 Upper Blessington
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: observed, lowest 7,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Upper Blessington at a glance
How Upper Blessington is zoned
Buying in Upper Blessington? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 169.39 km², Upper Blessington is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% 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 190,796 m² across 130 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Blessington
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Blessington 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 963, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Blessington's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Dilston - Lilydale, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Blessington. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Blessington 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.
Upper Blessington 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 Upper Blessington 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 40 Upper Blessington addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Blessington planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Blessington flood-prone?
About 7% of Upper Blessington 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 40 Upper Blessington addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Upper Blessington bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Blessington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Launceston average of 80%.
Is Upper Blessington under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 2% of Upper Blessington in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,500 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 Upper Blessington?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Blessington is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does Upper Blessington have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Blessington.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Blessington?
Across 130 surveyed parcels in Upper Blessington, the median lot size is about 190,796 m².
What is the population of Upper Blessington?
At the 2021 Census Upper Blessington had 60 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 Upper Blessington, went from 3,847 people in 2001 to 4,589 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Upper Blessington an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Blessington scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Upper Blessington?
Median household income in Upper Blessington was $1,333 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,375 for the typical suburb in Launceston. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,180 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burns Creek | 8.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Tayene | 11.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Upper Esk Break O'Day |
12.5 km | 5% | 100% |
| Blessington | 13.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Ben Lomond Northern Midlands |
14.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Trenah Dorset |
15.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Deddington Northern Midlands |
19.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Nunamara | 20.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| South Springfield Dorset |
20.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Talawa Dorset |
20.6 km | 12% | 100% |