Woolnorth flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woolnorth
(Circular Head, TAS) - 209.09 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
209.09 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woolnorth's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woolnorth
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.
Woolnorth at a glance
How Woolnorth is zoned
Buying in Woolnorth? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 209.09 km², Woolnorth is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 18% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 3,230,875 m² across 48 parcels.
Who lives in Woolnorth
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woolnorth 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 962, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woolnorth's 161 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woolnorth. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woolnorth 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.
Woolnorth 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 Woolnorth 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 over parts of Woolnorth. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Woolnorth planning - frequently asked
Is Woolnorth flood-prone?
About 18% of Woolnorth falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Published flood models are held over parts of Woolnorth; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Woolnorth bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Woolnorth is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Circular Head average of 99%.
Is Woolnorth under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Woolnorth 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 Woolnorth?
The dominant planning zone in Woolnorth is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Rural.
Does Woolnorth have heritage-listed places?
Woolnorth has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Woolnorth?
Across 48 surveyed parcels in Woolnorth, the median lot size is about 3,230,875 m².
What is the population of Woolnorth?
At the 2021 Census Woolnorth had 161 usual residents, with a median age of 28 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider North West statistical area, which contains Woolnorth, went from 4,238 people in 2001 to 4,400 in 2025, up 4%.
Is Woolnorth an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woolnorth scores 962 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 Woolnorth?
Median household income in Woolnorth was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,338 for the typical suburb in Circular Head. Median rent was $235 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Montagu | 10.7 km | 13% | 100% |
| Montagu | 15.8 km | 16% | 100% |
| Marrawah | 20.6 km | 15% | 100% |
| Scopus | 21.6 km | 21% | 100% |
| Mella | 24.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| Redpa | 24.8 km | 14% | 100% |
| Brittons Swamp | 25.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Togari | 27.3 km | 14% | 100% |
| Broadmeadows | 28.3 km | 12% | 100% |
| Christmas Hills | 29.5 km | 8% | 100% |