Port Huon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Port Huon
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 8.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 6 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
8.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Port Huon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Port Huon at a glance
How Port Huon is zoned
Buying in Port Huon? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 8.51 km², Port Huon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 9% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,782 m² across 410 parcels.
Who lives in Port Huon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Port Huon 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 950, and decile 6 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Port Huon's 492 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Geeveston - Dover, the wider ABS statistical area containing Port Huon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Port Huon itself.
3,466 in 2001 to 4,408 in 2025, up 27%.
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.
Port Huon 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 6 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 Port Huon 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 320 Port Huon addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Port Huon planning - frequently asked
Is Port Huon flood-prone?
About 9% of Port Huon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 8%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 320 Port Huon addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Port Huon bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Port Huon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Port Huon?
The dominant planning zone in Port Huon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Landscape Conservation and Agriculture.
Does Port Huon have heritage-listed places?
Port Huon has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Port Huon?
Across 410 surveyed parcels in Port Huon, the median lot size is about 1,782 m².
What is the population of Port Huon?
At the 2021 Census Port Huon had 492 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Geeveston - Dover statistical area, which contains Port Huon, went from 3,466 people in 2001 to 4,408 in 2025, up 27%.
Is Port Huon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Port Huon scores 950 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Port Huon?
Median household income in Port Huon was $1,152 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,206 for the typical suburb in Huon Valley. Median rent was $278 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cairns Bay | 3.2 km | 7% | 100% |
| Wattle Grove | 5.8 km | 5% | 100% |
| Castle Forbes Bay | 5.8 km | 7% | 100% |
| Lower Wattle Grove | 5.9 km | 4% | 100% |
| Waterloo | 5.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Petcheys Bay | 6.0 km | 5% | 100% |
| Glaziers Bay | 6.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Geeveston | 7.2 km | 6% | 100% |
| Surges Bay | 7.9 km | 5% | 100% |
| Franklin | 9.1 km | 6% | 99% |