Lottah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lottah
(Break O'Day, TAS) - 23.95 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
23.95 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lottah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lottah at a glance
How Lottah is zoned
Buying in Lottah? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 23.95 km², Lottah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,342 m² across 114 parcels.
Who lives in Lottah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lottah 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 874, and decile 2 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of St Helens - Scamander, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lottah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lottah itself.
5,830 in 2001 to 7,219 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Lottah 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 Lottah 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 20 Lottah addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Lottah planning - frequently asked
Is Lottah flood-prone?
About 7% of Lottah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 13%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 20 Lottah addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Lottah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Lottah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Break O'Day average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Lottah?
The dominant planning zone in Lottah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management.
Does Lottah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lottah.
What is the typical lot size in Lottah?
Across 114 surveyed parcels in Lottah, the median lot size is about 2,342 m².
Is Lottah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lottah scores 874 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulds Country | 4.2 km | 8% | 100% |
| Weldborough | 6.5 km | 8% | 100% |
| Pyengana | 10.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| Goshen | 10.8 km | 10% | 100% |
| Pioneer Dorset |
13.3 km | 11% | 100% |
| Moorina Dorset |
13.8 km | 9% | 100% |
| Derby Dorset |
16.0 km | 10% | 100% |
| Herrick Dorset |
17.4 km | 9% | 100% |
| St Helens | 19.1 km | 12% | 98% |
| The Gardens | 20.3 km | 14% | 99% |