Garden Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Garden Island
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 0.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Garden Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Garden Island at a glance
How Garden Island is zoned
Buying in Garden Island? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 0.57 km², Garden Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 286,906 m² across 2 parcels.
Garden Island 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
Profile last materially updated 6 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 Garden Island 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 Garden Island. 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 →Garden Island planning - frequently asked
Is Garden Island flood-prone?
About 8% of Garden Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Published flood models are held over parts of Garden Island; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Garden Island bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Garden Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Garden Island?
The dominant planning zone in Garden Island is Environmental Management.
Does Garden Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Garden Island.
What is the typical lot size in Garden Island?
Across 2 surveyed parcels in Garden Island, the median lot size is about 286,906 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cove | 1.8 km | 19% | 97% |
| Eggs And Bacon Bay | 2.4 km | 15% | 94% |
| Randalls Bay | 2.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Verona Sands | 3.0 km | 10% | 91% |
| Huon Island | 3.6 km | 3% | 99% |
| Abels Bay | 3.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Garden Island Creek | 5.3 km | 6% | 100% |
| Deep Bay | 5.7 km | 4% | 99% |
| Surveyors Bay | 5.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Gordon Kingborough |
6.2 km | 4% | 100% |