Lady Barron flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lady Barron
(Flinders, TAS) - 41.17 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
41.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lady Barron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lady Barron at a glance
How Lady Barron is zoned
Buying in Lady Barron? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 41.17 km², Lady Barron is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 3,999 m² across 348 parcels.
Who lives in Lady Barron
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lady Barron 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 959, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lady Barron's 173 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lady Barron. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lady Barron itself.
896 in 2001 to 924 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Lady Barron 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 | Not watched | 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Lady Barron planning - frequently asked
Is Lady Barron flood-prone?
About 30% of Lady Barron falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%.
Is Lady Barron bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Lady Barron is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Flinders average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Lady Barron?
The dominant planning zone in Lady Barron is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Landscape Conservation.
Does Lady Barron have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lady Barron.
What is the typical lot size in Lady Barron?
Across 348 surveyed parcels in Lady Barron, the median lot size is about 3,999 m².
What is the population of Lady Barron?
At the 2021 Census Lady Barron had 173 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider Flinders and Cape Barren Islands statistical area, which contains Lady Barron, went from 896 people in 2001 to 924 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Lady Barron an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lady Barron scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lady Barron?
Median household income in Lady Barron was $877 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,240 for the typical suburb in Flinders. Median rent was $145 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,406 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lackrana | 15.7 km | 12% | 92% |
| Strzelecki | 15.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Ranga | 16.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Cape Barren Island | 20.7 km | 13% | 100% |
| Loccota | 21.0 km | 37% | 99% |
| Whitemark | 27.6 km | 8% | 100% |
| Memana | 32.9 km | 9% | 99% |
| Blue Rocks | 34.7 km | 16% | 100% |
| Emita | 38.4 km | 7% | 100% |
| Lughrata | 43.4 km | 18% | 100% |