Miena flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Miena
(Central Highlands, TAS) - 110.97 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
110.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Miena'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 Miena
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 26 Sep 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.
Miena at a glance
How Miena is zoned
Buying in Miena? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 110.97 km², Miena is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% 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 2,148 m² across 746 parcels.
Who lives in Miena
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Miena 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 868, and decile 1 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Miena's 127 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Central Highlands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Miena. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Miena itself.
2,238 in 2001 to 2,494 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Miena 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 | 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.
Check a specific Miena 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.
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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 650 Miena addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Miena planning - frequently asked
Is Miena flood-prone?
About 8% of Miena falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 650 Miena addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Miena bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Miena is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Central Highlands average of 96%.
Is Miena under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 4% of Miena in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 6,000 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 Miena?
The dominant planning zone in Miena is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Low Density Residential.
Does Miena have heritage-listed places?
Miena has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Miena?
Across 746 surveyed parcels in Miena, the median lot size is about 2,148 m².
What is the population of Miena?
At the 2021 Census Miena had 127 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 1.6 people. The wider Central Highlands statistical area, which contains Miena, went from 2,238 people in 2001 to 2,494 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Miena an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Miena scores 868 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Miena?
Median household income in Miena was $1,013 a week at the 2021 Census, against $976 for the typical suburb in Central Highlands. Median rent was $245 a week and the median mortgage repayment $923 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tods Corner | 3.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Flintstone | 8.5 km | <1% | 100% |
| Shannon | 9.9 km | 6% | 100% |
| Liawenee | 12.4 km | 8% | 100% |
| Cramps Bay | 13.2 km | 1% | 100% |
| Wilburville | 13.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Arthurs Lake | 14.2 km | 32% | 74% |
| Little Pine Lagoon | 14.6 km | 8% | 98% |
| Reynolds Neck | 14.6 km | 3% | 100% |
| Morass Bay | 16.4 km | 1% | 100% |