Battery Point flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Battery Point
(Hobart, TAS) - 0.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.68 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Battery Point's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Battery Point
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: observed, lowest 500 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.
Battery Point at a glance
How Battery Point is zoned
Buying in Battery Point? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 0.68 km², Battery Point is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 551 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Inner Residential. The median lot measures about 141 m² across 2,196 parcels.
Who lives in Battery Point
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Battery Point 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 1102, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Battery Point's 2,096 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hobart, the wider ABS statistical area containing Battery Point. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Battery Point itself.
6,744 in 2001 to 9,325 in 2025, up 38%.
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.
Battery Point 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 Battery Point 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 1,600 Battery Point addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Battery Point planning - frequently asked
Is Battery Point flood-prone?
About 7% of Battery Point falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 7%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 1,600 Battery Point addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Battery Point bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Battery Point and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hobart average is 52%).
Is Battery Point under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Battery Point 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 Battery Point?
The dominant planning zone in Battery Point is Inner Residential, though the suburb also includes Particular Purpose and Urban Mixed Use.
Does Battery Point have heritage-listed places?
Battery Point has 551 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Battery Point?
Across 2,196 surveyed parcels in Battery Point, the median lot size is about 141 m².
What is the population of Battery Point?
At the 2021 Census Battery Point had 2,096 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Hobart statistical area, which contains Battery Point, went from 6,744 people in 2001 to 9,325 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Battery Point an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Battery Point scores 1102 and sits in decile 10 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 Battery Point?
Median household income in Battery Point was $1,891 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,915 for the typical suburb in Hobart. Median rent was $450 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobart | 0.9 km | 25% | 0% |
| Glebe | 1.9 km | 3% | 12% |
| Dynnyrne | 2.3 km | 6% | 72% |
| North Hobart | 2.4 km | 12% | 0% |
| Sandy Bay | 2.5 km | 9% | 37% |
| West Hobart | 2.6 km | 4% | 58% |
| Queens Domain | 2.6 km | 4% | 71% |
| Rosny Clarence |
2.9 km | 9% | 34% |
| Mount Stuart | 3.1 km | 1% | 19% |
| South Hobart | 3.4 km | 7% | 87% |