Pegarah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pegarah
(King Island, TAS) - 143.79 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
143.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pegarah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pegarah at a glance
How Pegarah is zoned
Buying in Pegarah? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 143.79 km², Pegarah 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. The dominant land-use zone is Particular Purpose. The median lot measures about 474,742 m² across 206 parcels.
Who lives in Pegarah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pegarah 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 977, and decile 8 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pegarah's 147 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of King Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pegarah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pegarah itself.
1,741 in 2001 to 1,647 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Pegarah 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 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Pegarah planning - frequently asked
Is Pegarah flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Pegarah and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 5%).
Is Pegarah bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Pegarah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a King Island average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Pegarah?
The dominant planning zone in Pegarah is Particular Purpose, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Utilities.
Does Pegarah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pegarah.
What is the typical lot size in Pegarah?
Across 206 surveyed parcels in Pegarah, the median lot size is about 474,742 m².
What is the population of Pegarah?
At the 2021 Census Pegarah had 147 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider King Island statistical area, which contains Pegarah, went from 1,741 people in 2001 to 1,647 in 2025, down 5%.
Is Pegarah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pegarah scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pegarah?
Median household income in Pegarah was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,281 for the typical suburb in King Island. Median rent was $140 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Naracoopa | 6.9 km | 16% | 98% |
| Yarra Creek | 9.7 km | 3% | 100% |
| Sea Elephant | 11.1 km | 10% | 100% |
| Nugara | 11.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Loorana | 11.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Lymwood | 12.9 km | <1% | 100% |
| Grassy | 14.1 km | 9% | 98% |
| Currie | 16.1 km | 4% | 95% |
| Pearshape | 17.0 km | 2% | 100% |
| Bungaree | 17.3 km | 2% | 100% |