Woodbridge flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woodbridge
(Kingborough, TAS) - 16.33 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
16.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woodbridge's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woodbridge
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.
Woodbridge at a glance
How Woodbridge is zoned
Buying in Woodbridge? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 16.33 km², Woodbridge is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Living. The median lot measures about 10,567 m² across 371 parcels.
Who lives in Woodbridge
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woodbridge 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 1038, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woodbridge's 547 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruny Island - Kettering, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woodbridge. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woodbridge itself.
2,601 in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
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.
Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge 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 280 Woodbridge addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Woodbridge planning - frequently asked
Is Woodbridge flood-prone?
About 5% of Woodbridge falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 6%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 280 Woodbridge addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Woodbridge bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Woodbridge is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
Is Woodbridge under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Woodbridge 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 Woodbridge?
The dominant planning zone in Woodbridge is Environmental Living, though the suburb also includes Rural Resource and Environmental Management.
Does Woodbridge have heritage-listed places?
Woodbridge has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Woodbridge?
Across 371 surveyed parcels in Woodbridge, the median lot size is about 10,567 m².
What is the population of Woodbridge?
At the 2021 Census Woodbridge had 547 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Bruny Island - Kettering statistical area, which contains Woodbridge, went from 2,601 people in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
Is Woodbridge an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woodbridge scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Woodbridge?
Median household income in Woodbridge was $1,550 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchs Bay | 3.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Kettering | 3.7 km | 5% | 99% |
| Oyster Cove | 4.9 km | 5% | 99% |
| Flowerpot | 5.1 km | 3% | 100% |
| Gardners Bay Huon Valley |
5.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Nicholls Rivulet Huon Valley |
5.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Apollo Bay | 6.0 km | 6% | 100% |
| Middleton | 7.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Garden Island Creek Huon Valley |
7.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Deep Bay Huon Valley |
8.3 km | 4% | 99% |