Friendly Beaches flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Friendly Beaches
(Glamorgan-Spring Bay, TAS) - 35.64 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
35.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Friendly Beaches's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Friendly Beaches at a glance
How Friendly Beaches is zoned
Buying in Friendly Beaches? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 35.64 km², Friendly Beaches is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 23% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 389,305 m² across 26 parcels.
Who lives in Friendly Beaches
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Friendly Beaches 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 948, and decile 6 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Triabunna - Bicheno, the wider ABS statistical area containing Friendly Beaches. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Friendly Beaches itself.
3,987 in 2001 to 5,303 in 2025, up 33%.
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.
Friendly Beaches 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 Friendly Beaches 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 over parts of Friendly Beaches. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
See what's in the $9 report →Friendly Beaches planning - frequently asked
Is Friendly Beaches flood-prone?
About 23% of Friendly Beaches falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 16%. Published flood models are held over parts of Friendly Beaches; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Friendly Beaches bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Friendly Beaches is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Glamorgan-Spring Bay average of 96%.
What is the zoning in Friendly Beaches?
The dominant planning zone in Friendly Beaches is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Rural.
Does Friendly Beaches have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Friendly Beaches.
What is the typical lot size in Friendly Beaches?
Across 26 surveyed parcels in Friendly Beaches, the median lot size is about 389,305 m².
Is Friendly Beaches an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Friendly Beaches scores 948 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coles Bay | 6.9 km | 26% | 86% |
| Apslawn | 9.7 km | 35% | 86% |
| Bicheno | 12.6 km | 20% | 99% |
| Dolphin Sands | 13.0 km | 44% | 82% |
| Cranbrook | 17.8 km | 19% | 95% |
| Freycinet | 22.0 km | 13% | 100% |
| Douglas River Break O'Day |
23.4 km | 30% | 100% |
| Swansea | 24.2 km | 15% | 99% |
| Douglas-Apsley Break O'Day |
25.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Seymour Break O'Day |
30.1 km | 38% | 97% |