Abels Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Abels Bay
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 4.08 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.08 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Abels Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Abels Bay at a glance
How Abels Bay is zoned
Buying in Abels Bay? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 4.08 km², Abels Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% 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 1,050 m² across 150 parcels.
Who lives in Abels Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Abels Bay 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 939, and decile 5 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Abels Bay's 127 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cygnet, the wider ABS statistical area containing Abels Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Abels Bay itself.
3,661 in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Abels Bay 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Abels Bay 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 120 Abels Bay addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Abels Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Abels Bay flood-prone?
About 5% of Abels Bay 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 120 Abels Bay addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Abels Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Abels Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Abels Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Abels Bay is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Rural Living.
Does Abels Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Abels Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Abels Bay?
Across 150 surveyed parcels in Abels Bay, the median lot size is about 1,050 m².
What is the population of Abels Bay?
At the 2021 Census Abels Bay had 127 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Cygnet statistical area, which contains Abels Bay, went from 3,661 people in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Abels Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Abels Bay scores 939 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Abels Bay?
Median household income in Abels Bay was $766 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,206 for the typical suburb in Huon Valley. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,010 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eggs And Bacon Bay | 1.8 km | 15% | 94% |
| Randalls Bay | 1.9 km | 8% | 100% |
| Deep Bay | 3.3 km | 4% | 99% |
| Garden Island | 3.7 km | 8% | 99% |
| Charlotte Cove | 5.5 km | 19% | 97% |
| Lymington | 5.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Garden Island Creek | 5.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Police Point | 6.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Surveyors Bay | 6.4 km | 5% | 100% |
| Verona Sands | 6.6 km | 10% | 91% |