West Montagu flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Montagu
(Circular Head, TAS) - 140.79 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
140.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Montagu's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over West Montagu
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 Montagu at a glance
How West Montagu is zoned
Buying in West Montagu? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 140.79 km², West Montagu is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% 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 176,508 m² across 80 parcels.
Who lives in West Montagu
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Montagu 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 964, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Montagu. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Montagu itself.
4,238 in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
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 Montagu 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 Montagu 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 30 West Montagu addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →West Montagu planning - frequently asked
Is West Montagu flood-prone?
About 13% of West Montagu falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 30 West Montagu addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is West Montagu bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of West Montagu is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is West Montagu under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over West Montagu 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 Montagu?
The dominant planning zone in West Montagu is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does West Montagu have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within West Montagu.
What is the typical lot size in West Montagu?
Across 80 surveyed parcels in West Montagu, the median lot size is about 176,508 m².
Is West Montagu an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Montagu scores 964 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montagu | 8.1 km | 16% | 100% |
| Woolnorth | 10.7 km | 18% | 100% |
| Scopus | 14.0 km | 21% | 100% |
| Brittons Swamp | 15.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Mella | 15.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Redpa | 17.9 km | 14% | 100% |
| Togari | 18.0 km | 14% | 100% |
| Marrawah | 18.3 km | 15% | 100% |
| Christmas Hills | 18.9 km | 8% | 100% |
| Broadmeadows | 19.2 km | 12% | 100% |