West Kentish flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Kentish
(Kentish, TAS) - 17.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Kentish's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over West Kentish
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 to
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.
West Kentish at a glance
How West Kentish is zoned
Buying in West Kentish? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 17.87 km², West Kentish 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 45,495 m² across 146 parcels.
Who lives in West Kentish
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Kentish 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 967, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Kentish's 160 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Sheffield - Railton, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Kentish. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Kentish itself.
5,480 in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, up 26%.
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.
West Kentish 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 12 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 West Kentish 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 90 West Kentish addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →West Kentish planning - frequently asked
Is West Kentish flood-prone?
About 6% of West Kentish falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 90 West Kentish addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is West Kentish bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of West Kentish is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kentish average of 100%.
Is West Kentish under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over West Kentish in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 West Kentish?
The dominant planning zone in West Kentish is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does West Kentish have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within West Kentish.
What is the typical lot size in West Kentish?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in West Kentish, the median lot size is about 45,495 m².
What is the population of West Kentish?
At the 2021 Census West Kentish had 160 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Sheffield - Railton statistical area, which contains West Kentish, went from 5,480 people in 2001 to 6,911 in 2025, up 26%.
Is West Kentish an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Kentish scores 967 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 West Kentish?
Median household income in West Kentish was $1,233 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,210 for the typical suburb in Kentish. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,491 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nowhere Else | 3.2 km | 4% | 100% |
| Roland | 3.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Claude Road | 5.1 km | 16% | 100% |
| Sheffield | 6.0 km | 8% | 98% |
| Promised Land | 6.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Barrington | 7.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Paradise | 8.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Gowrie Park | 8.5 km | 12% | 100% |
| Nook | 9.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Wilmot | 9.4 km | 6% | 100% |