Boat Harbour flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boat Harbour
(Waratah-Wynyard, TAS) - 18.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boat Harbour'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 Boat Harbour
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 3 Oct 2026
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.
Boat Harbour at a glance
How Boat Harbour is zoned
Buying in Boat Harbour? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 18.98 km², Boat Harbour is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% 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 22,276 m² across 208 parcels.
Who lives in Boat Harbour
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boat Harbour 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 984, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boat Harbour's 339 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Waratah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boat Harbour. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boat Harbour itself.
3,918 in 2001 to 3,980 in 2025, up 2%.
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.
Boat Harbour 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 3 October 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 Boat Harbour 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 12% of Boat Harbour. 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 160 Boat Harbour addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Boat Harbour planning - frequently asked
Is Boat Harbour flood-prone?
About 15% of Boat Harbour falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 11%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 160 Boat Harbour addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Boat Harbour bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Boat Harbour is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Waratah-Wynyard average of 98%.
Is Boat Harbour under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 12% of Boat Harbour, and over about 30% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 4,000 ft. 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 Boat Harbour?
The dominant planning zone in Boat Harbour is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural Living.
Does Boat Harbour have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boat Harbour.
What is the typical lot size in Boat Harbour?
Across 208 surveyed parcels in Boat Harbour, the median lot size is about 22,276 m².
What is the population of Boat Harbour?
At the 2021 Census Boat Harbour had 339 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Waratah statistical area, which contains Boat Harbour, went from 3,918 people in 2001 to 3,980 in 2025, up 2%.
Is Boat Harbour an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boat Harbour scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Boat Harbour?
Median household income in Boat Harbour was $1,511 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,397 for the typical suburb in Waratah-Wynyard. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,105 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boat Harbour Beach | 2.2 km | 25% | 78% |
| Flowerdale | 4.1 km | 26% | 100% |
| Sisters Beach | 4.7 km | 15% | 98% |
| Sisters Creek | 5.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Table Cape | 6.4 km | 10% | 100% |
| Moorleah | 6.7 km | 14% | 100% |
| Myalla | 7.0 km | 17% | 100% |
| Lapoinya | 11.0 km | 11% | 100% |
| Wynyard | 12.0 km | 23% | 87% |
| Montumana Circular Head |
12.1 km | 8% | 100% |