Adventure Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Adventure Bay
(Kingborough, TAS) - 11.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Adventure Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Adventure Bay at a glance
How Adventure Bay is zoned
Buying in Adventure 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 11.45 km², Adventure Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% 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 Rural Resource. The median lot measures about 1,259 m² across 427 parcels.
Who lives in Adventure Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Adventure 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 927, and decile 4 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Adventure Bay's 218 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bruny Island - Kettering, the wider ABS statistical area containing Adventure Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Adventure Bay 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.
Adventure 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 10 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 Adventure 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 350 Adventure Bay addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Adventure Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Adventure Bay flood-prone?
About 15% of Adventure Bay 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 350 Adventure Bay addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Adventure Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Adventure Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Kingborough average of 94%.
What is the zoning in Adventure Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Adventure Bay is Rural Resource, though the suburb also includes Environmental Living and Environmental Management.
Does Adventure Bay have heritage-listed places?
Adventure Bay has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Adventure Bay?
Across 427 surveyed parcels in Adventure Bay, the median lot size is about 1,259 m².
What is the population of Adventure Bay?
At the 2021 Census Adventure Bay had 218 usual residents, with a median age of 64 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Bruny Island - Kettering statistical area, which contains Adventure Bay, went from 2,601 people in 2001 to 3,633 in 2025, up 40%.
Is Adventure Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Adventure Bay scores 927 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Adventure Bay?
Median household income in Adventure Bay was $1,023 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,550 for the typical suburb in Kingborough. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,055 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Bruny | 5.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| Alonnah | 5.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Lunawanna | 6.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Simpsons Bay | 8.6 km | 9% | 100% |
| Gordon | 12.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Great Bay | 14.4 km | 10% | 100% |
| Verona Sands Huon Valley |
14.7 km | 10% | 91% |
| Middleton | 14.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Huon Island Huon Valley |
15.2 km | 3% | 99% |
| Charlotte Cove Huon Valley |
15.9 km | 19% | 97% |