Dee flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Dee (Central Highlands, TAS) - 116.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Dee at a glance

Parcels 87 Median lot 97,950 m²

How Dee is zoned

Rural 97%
Environmental Management 3%
Utilities 1%
Low Density Residential 0%
Agriculture 0%

Buying in Dee? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.

Across its 116.62 km², Dee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 97,950 m² across 87 parcels.

Who lives in Dee

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dee suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
7
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 868, and decile 1 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Central Highlands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dee itself.

2,238 in 2001 to 2,494 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Dee data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
ZoningMappedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania)
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe Tasmanian Planning Scheme and the LIST (Land Tasmania), Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian 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 Dee 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 20 Dee addresses (+$9 with the planning report).

See what's in the $9 report →

Dee planning - frequently asked

Is Dee flood-prone?

About 11% of Dee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 20 Dee addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Dee bushfire-prone?

Around 93% of Dee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Highlands average of 96%.

What is the zoning in Dee?

The dominant planning zone in Dee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Utilities.

Does Dee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Dee.

What is the typical lot size in Dee?

Across 87 surveyed parcels in Dee, the median lot size is about 97,950 m².

Is Dee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dee scores 868 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Victoria Valley 8.0 km 5% 100%
Bradys Lake 9.3 km 19% 88%
London Lakes 11.5 km 32% 67%
Strickland 12.7 km 3% 100%
Wayatinah 13.6 km 12% 98%
Tarraleah 13.9 km 6% 98%
Osterley 14.8 km 4% 100%
Waddamana 19.7 km 5% 100%
Hermitage 21.0 km 6% 100%
Bronte Park 21.1 km 6% 99%

See all Central Highlands suburb profiles →