Long Reach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Long Reach
(George Town, TAS) - 16.76 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
16.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Long Reach'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 Long Reach
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 3 Oct 2026
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.
Long Reach at a glance
How Long Reach is zoned
Buying in Long Reach? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 16.76 km², Long Reach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is General Industrial. The median lot measures about 62,333 m² across 19 parcels.
Long Reach 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 3 October 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 Long Reach 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 1% of Long Reach. 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 over parts of Long Reach. 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 →Long Reach planning - frequently asked
Is Long Reach flood-prone?
About 4% of Long Reach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%. Published flood models are held over parts of Long Reach; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Long Reach bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Long Reach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a George Town average of 97%.
Is Long Reach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 1% of Long Reach, and over about 7% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. 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 Long Reach?
The dominant planning zone in Long Reach is General Industrial, though the suburb also includes Agriculture and Environmental Management.
Does Long Reach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Long Reach.
What is the typical lot size in Long Reach?
Across 19 surveyed parcels in Long Reach, the median lot size is about 62,333 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rowella West Tamar |
4.3 km | 15% | 100% |
| Kayena West Tamar |
5.5 km | 12% | 99% |
| Hillwood | 6.2 km | 5% | 100% |
| Mount Direction | 8.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Bell Bay | 8.2 km | 9% | 79% |
| Deviot West Tamar |
8.6 km | 5% | 99% |
| Lefroy | 9.5 km | 9% | 100% |
| Sidmouth West Tamar |
9.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| George Town | 9.9 km | 8% | 95% |
| Swan Point West Tamar |
10.6 km | 14% | 94% |