West Ridgley flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of West Ridgley
(Burnie, TAS) - 26.97 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
26.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to West Ridgley'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 West Ridgley
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.
West Ridgley at a glance
How West Ridgley is zoned
Buying in West Ridgley? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 26.97 km², West Ridgley 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 227,627 m² across 88 parcels.
Who lives in West Ridgley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the West Ridgley 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 906, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of West Ridgley's 124 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing West Ridgley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than West Ridgley 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.
West Ridgley 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 West Ridgley 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 50 West Ridgley addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →West Ridgley planning - frequently asked
Is West Ridgley flood-prone?
About 6% of West Ridgley 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 50 West Ridgley addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is West Ridgley bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of West Ridgley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burnie average of 65%.
Is West Ridgley under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 3% of West Ridgley in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 West Ridgley?
The dominant planning zone in West Ridgley is Rural, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does West Ridgley have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within West Ridgley.
What is the typical lot size in West Ridgley?
Across 88 surveyed parcels in West Ridgley, the median lot size is about 227,627 m².
What is the population of West Ridgley?
At the 2021 Census West Ridgley had 124 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Burnie - Ulverstone Surrounds statistical area, which contains West Ridgley, went from 5,410 people in 2001 to 5,426 in 2025, up 0%.
Is West Ridgley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), West Ridgley scores 906 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in West Ridgley?
Median household income in West Ridgley was $1,339 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,433 for the typical suburb in Burnie. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Waratah-Wynyard |
4.7 km | 8% | 100% |
| Ridgley | 5.0 km | 5% | 99% |
| Highclere | 6.5 km | 6% | 100% |
| Yolla Waratah-Wynyard |
6.7 km | 9% | 100% |
| East Ridgley | 7.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| West Mooreville | 7.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Henrietta Waratah-Wynyard |
8.5 km | 10% | 100% |
| Tewkesbury | 9.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Mooreville | 9.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Mount Hicks Waratah-Wynyard |
9.9 km | 10% | 100% |