Huon Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Huon Island
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 0.47 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
0.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Huon Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Huon Island at a glance
How Huon Island is zoned
Buying in Huon 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 0.47 km², Huon Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 18,885 m² across 20 parcels.
Who lives in Huon Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Huon Island 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 893, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cygnet, the wider ABS statistical area containing Huon Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Huon Island itself.
3,661 in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Huon 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 | 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 Huon 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 Huon 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 →Huon Island planning - frequently asked
Is Huon Island flood-prone?
About 3% of Huon Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Published flood models are held over parts of Huon Island; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Huon Island bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Huon Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Huon Island?
The dominant planning zone in Huon Island is Environmental Management.
Does Huon Island have heritage-listed places?
Huon Island has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Huon Island?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Huon Island, the median lot size is about 18,885 m².
Is Huon Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Huon Island scores 893 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Verona Sands | 2.1 km | 10% | 91% |
| Charlotte Cove | 2.3 km | 19% | 97% |
| Garden Island | 3.6 km | 8% | 99% |
| Eggs And Bacon Bay | 5.7 km | 15% | 94% |
| Randalls Bay | 6.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Gordon Kingborough |
6.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Surveyors Bay | 6.7 km | 5% | 100% |
| Abels Bay | 7.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Garden Island Creek | 7.6 km | 6% | 100% |
| Deep Bay | 9.2 km | 4% | 99% |