Poatina flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Poatina
(Northern Midlands, TAS) - 28.3 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
28.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Poatina'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 Poatina
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.
Poatina at a glance
How Poatina is zoned
Buying in Poatina? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 28.3 km², Poatina is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 6% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Agriculture. The median lot measures about 883 m² across 103 parcels.
Poatina 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 Poatina 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 80 Poatina addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Poatina planning - frequently asked
Is Poatina flood-prone?
About 6% of Poatina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 80 Poatina addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Poatina bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Poatina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Northern Midlands average of 99%.
Is Poatina under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 1% of Poatina in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 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 Poatina?
The dominant planning zone in Poatina is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Rural.
Does Poatina have heritage-listed places?
Poatina has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Poatina?
Across 103 surveyed parcels in Poatina, the median lot size is about 883 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwood Creek | 5.8 km | 11% | 100% |
| Cramps Bay Central Highlands |
11.9 km | 1% | 100% |
| Cressy | 13.6 km | 16% | 100% |
| Bracknell Meander Valley |
15.6 km | 18% | 99% |
| Liffey | 16.0 km | 9% | 100% |
| Breona Central Highlands |
19.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Arthurs Lake Central Highlands |
20.1 km | 32% | 74% |
| Doctors Point Central Highlands |
20.4 km | 7% | 100% |
| Reynolds Neck Central Highlands |
20.6 km | 3% | 100% |
| Bishopsbourne | 21.2 km | 25% | 100% |