Lake Margaret flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lake Margaret
(West Coast, TAS) - 12.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 26 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
12.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Margaret's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Lake Margaret
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 to
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Lake Margaret at a glance
How Lake Margaret is zoned
Buying in Lake Margaret? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 12.01 km², Lake Margaret is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls 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 Rural. The median lot measures about 93,157 m² across 3 parcels.
Lake Margaret 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 | Not 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Lake Margaret planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Margaret flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Lake Margaret and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 4%).
Is Lake Margaret bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lake Margaret is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a West Coast average of 99%.
Is Lake Margaret under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Lake Margaret in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Lake Margaret?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Margaret is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Utilities.
Does Lake Margaret have heritage-listed places?
Lake Margaret has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Margaret?
Across 3 surveyed parcels in Lake Margaret, the median lot size is about 93,157 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Queenstown | 9.7 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gormanston | 10.2 km | 0% | 100% |
| Zeehan | 20.3 km | 0% | 99% |
| Rosebery | 23.1 km | 0% | 100% |
| Strahan | 24.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Renison Bell | 25.3 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake St Clair | 28.8 km | 5% | 97% |
| Tullah | 29.7 km | 0% | 94% |
| Trial Harbour | 31.1 km | 6% | 98% |
| Macquarie Heads | 37.9 km | 21% | 100% |