Bakers Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bakers Beach
(Latrobe, TAS) - 100.99 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
100.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bakers Beach'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 Bakers Beach
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
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Bakers Beach at a glance
How Bakers Beach is zoned
Buying in Bakers Beach? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 100.99 km², Bakers Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% 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 20,168 m² across 123 parcels.
Who lives in Bakers Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bakers Beach 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 970, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bakers Beach's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Port Sorell, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bakers Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bakers Beach itself.
4,059 in 2001 to 6,896 in 2025, up 70%.
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.
Bakers Beach 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 Bakers Beach 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.
Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 9% of Bakers Beach. 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 60 Bakers Beach addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Bakers Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Bakers Beach flood-prone?
About 8% of Bakers Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 60 Bakers Beach addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Bakers Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Bakers Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Latrobe average of 95%.
Is Bakers Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 9% of Bakers Beach, and over about 13% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Bakers Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Bakers Beach is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Agriculture.
Does Bakers Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bakers Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Bakers Beach?
Across 123 surveyed parcels in Bakers Beach, the median lot size is about 20,168 m².
What is the population of Bakers Beach?
At the 2021 Census Bakers Beach had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Port Sorell statistical area, which contains Bakers Beach, went from 4,059 people in 2001 to 6,896 in 2025, up 70%.
Is Bakers Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bakers Beach scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bakers Beach?
Median household income in Bakers Beach was $1,075 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,346 for the typical suburb in Latrobe. Median rent was $50 a week and the median mortgage repayment $988 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| York Town West Tamar |
6.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Badger Head West Tamar |
7.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Squeaking Point | 7.8 km | 11% | 100% |
| Harford | 9.3 km | 7% | 100% |
| Shearwater | 9.4 km | 19% | 66% |
| Port Sorell | 9.6 km | 16% | 90% |
| Hawley Beach | 9.8 km | 9% | 90% |
| Thirlstane | 10.3 km | 17% | 100% |
| Greens Beach West Tamar |
10.4 km | 10% | 98% |
| Beaconsfield West Tamar |
10.8 km | 5% | 99% |