Ida Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ida Bay
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 6.74 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
6.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ida Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ida Bay at a glance
How Ida Bay is zoned
Buying in Ida Bay? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 6.74 km², Ida Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management. The median lot measures about 48,922 m² across 36 parcels.
Who lives in Ida Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ida Bay 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 870, and decile 2 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geeveston - Dover, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ida Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ida Bay itself.
3,466 in 2001 to 4,408 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Ida Bay 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 Ida Bay 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 Ida Bay. 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 →Ida Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Ida Bay flood-prone?
About 24% of Ida Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Published flood models are held over parts of Ida Bay; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Ida Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Ida Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Ida Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Ida Bay is Environmental Management, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Rural.
Does Ida Bay have heritage-listed places?
Ida Bay has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Ida Bay?
Across 36 surveyed parcels in Ida Bay, the median lot size is about 48,922 m².
Is Ida Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ida Bay scores 870 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lune River | 5.8 km | 12% | 100% |
| Hastings | 5.9 km | 12% | 99% |
| Southport Lagoon | 6.8 km | 27% | 98% |
| Southport | 7.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Recherche | 9.6 km | 10% | 100% |
| Strathblane | 10.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| Raminea | 19.1 km | 7% | 100% |
| Dover | 19.3 km | 6% | 99% |
| Surveyors Bay | 22.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Glendevie | 23.7 km | 3% | 100% |