Upper Stowport flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Stowport
(Burnie, TAS) - 15.8 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
15.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Stowport's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Upper Stowport
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: 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 Stowport at a glance
How Upper Stowport is zoned
Buying in Upper Stowport? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 15.8 km², Upper Stowport 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 Agriculture. The median lot measures about 148,495 m² across 62 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Stowport
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Stowport 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 Stowport's 99 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 Stowport. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Stowport 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 Stowport 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 Stowport 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.
Published flood models are held here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 40 Upper Stowport addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Stowport planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Stowport flood-prone?
About 6% of Upper Stowport 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 40 Upper Stowport addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Upper Stowport bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Upper Stowport is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.
Is Upper Stowport under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Upper Stowport in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Stowport?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Stowport is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does Upper Stowport have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Stowport.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Stowport?
Across 62 surveyed parcels in Upper Stowport, the median lot size is about 148,495 m².
What is the population of Upper Stowport?
At the 2021 Census Upper Stowport had 99 usual residents, with a median age of 34 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds statistical area, which contains Upper Stowport, went from 5,410 people in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
Is Upper Stowport an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Stowport 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 Stowport?
Median household income in Upper Stowport was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,344 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Ridgley | 3.2 km | 10% | 100% |
| Natone | 3.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Ridgley | 5.6 km | 5% | 99% |
| Camena Central Coast |
6.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Stowport | 6.3 km | 8% | 100% |
| Romaine | 7.0 km | 8% | 88% |
| Cuprona Central Coast |
7.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Mooreville | 7.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Highclere | 7.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Upper Natone | 8.1 km | 6% | 100% |