Upper Natone flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Natone
(Burnie, TAS) - 68.61 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
68.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Natone'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 Natone
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.
Upper Natone at a glance
How Upper Natone is zoned
Buying in Upper Natone? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 68.61 km², Upper Natone is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% 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 188,754 m² across 158 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Natone
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Natone 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 958, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Natone's 111 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Natone. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Natone itself.
5,410 in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
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 Natone 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 Upper Natone 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 70 Upper Natone addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Natone planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Natone flood-prone?
About 6% of Upper Natone falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 70 Upper Natone addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Upper Natone bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Natone is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.
Is Upper Natone under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Upper Natone in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Upper Natone?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Natone is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does Upper Natone have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Natone.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Natone?
Across 158 surveyed parcels in Upper Natone, the median lot size is about 188,754 m².
What is the population of Upper Natone?
At the 2021 Census Upper Natone had 111 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds statistical area, which contains Upper Natone, went from 5,410 people in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Upper Natone an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Natone scores 958 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 Natone?
Median household income in Upper Natone was $1,518 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $235 a week and the median mortgage repayment $992 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highclere | 6.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Natone | 7.6 km | 7% | 100% |
| Upper Stowport | 8.1 km | 6% | 100% |
| South Riana Central Coast |
8.2 km | 9% | 100% |
| Loyetea Central Coast |
8.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| East Ridgley | 8.9 km | 10% | 100% |
| Riana Central Coast |
9.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Camena Central Coast |
9.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Ridgley | 10.8 km | 5% | 99% |
| Gunns Plains Central Coast |
11.8 km | 15% | 100% |