Ranga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ranga
(Flinders, TAS) - 67.51 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
67.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ranga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ranga at a glance
How Ranga is zoned
Buying in Ranga? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 67.51 km², Ranga 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 Agriculture. The median lot measures about 531,894 m² across 98 parcels.
Who lives in Ranga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ranga 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 959, and decile 7 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Flinders and Cape Barren Islands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ranga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ranga itself.
896 in 2001 to 924 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Ranga 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 →Ranga planning - frequently asked
Is Ranga flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Ranga and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 13%).
Is Ranga bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Ranga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Flinders average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Ranga?
The dominant planning zone in Ranga is Agriculture, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental Management.
Does Ranga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ranga.
What is the typical lot size in Ranga?
Across 98 surveyed parcels in Ranga, the median lot size is about 531,894 m².
Is Ranga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ranga scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strzelecki | 6.4 km | 1% | 100% |
| Loccota | 7.5 km | 37% | 99% |
| Lackrana | 9.5 km | 12% | 92% |
| Whitemark | 12.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Lady Barron | 16.4 km | 30% | 99% |
| Blue Rocks | 19.0 km | 16% | 100% |
| Memana | 22.5 km | 9% | 99% |
| Emita | 23.0 km | 7% | 100% |
| Cape Barren Island | 26.7 km | 13% | 100% |
| Lughrata | 29.0 km | 18% | 100% |