Hobart flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hobart
(Hobart, TAS) - 2.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.15 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hobart'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 Hobart
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 26 Sep 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
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.
Hobart at a glance
How Hobart is zoned
Buying in Hobart? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 2.15 km², Hobart is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 856 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Central Business. The median lot measures about 123 m² across 3,934 parcels.
Who lives in Hobart
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hobart 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 1024, and decile 10 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hobart's 3,390 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Hobart, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hobart. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hobart 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.
Hobart 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 Hobart 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 49% of Hobart. 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 2,700 Hobart addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Hobart planning - frequently asked
Is Hobart flood-prone?
About 25% of Hobart 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 2,700 Hobart addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Hobart bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Hobart and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hobart average is 52%).
Is Hobart under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 49% of Hobart, and over about 74% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 26 Sep 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Hobart?
The dominant planning zone in Hobart is Central Business, though the suburb also includes Particular Purpose and Utilities.
Does Hobart have heritage-listed places?
Hobart has 856 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hobart?
Across 3,934 surveyed parcels in Hobart, the median lot size is about 123 m².
What is the population of Hobart?
At the 2021 Census Hobart had 3,390 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Hobart statistical area, which contains Hobart, went from 6,744 people in 2001 to 9,325 in 2025, up 38%.
Is Hobart an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hobart scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 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 Hobart?
Median household income in Hobart was $1,464 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,915 for the typical suburb in Hobart. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,848 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Point | 0.9 km | 7% | 0% |
| Glebe | 1.0 km | 3% | 12% |
| North Hobart | 1.5 km | 12% | 0% |
| Queens Domain | 1.7 km | 4% | 71% |
| West Hobart | 2.1 km | 4% | 58% |
| Mount Stuart | 2.4 km | 1% | 19% |
| Rosny Clarence |
2.6 km | 9% | 34% |
| Dynnyrne | 2.7 km | 6% | 72% |
| Montagu Bay Clarence |
3.1 km | 14% | 6% |
| South Hobart | 3.4 km | 7% | 87% |