Strahan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Strahan
(West Coast, TAS) - 311.67 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
311.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Strahan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Strahan
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.
Strahan at a glance
How Strahan is zoned
Buying in Strahan? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 311.67 km², Strahan 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 14 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,082 m² across 1,299 parcels.
Who lives in Strahan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Strahan 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 916, and decile 4 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Strahan's 697 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of West Coast (Tas.), the wider ABS statistical area containing Strahan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Strahan itself.
5,572 in 2001 to 4,320 in 2025, down 22%.
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.
Strahan 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 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.
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See what's in the $9 report →Strahan planning - frequently asked
Is Strahan flood-prone?
About 6% of Strahan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 4%.
Is Strahan bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Strahan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a West Coast average of 99%.
Is Strahan under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Strahan in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 3 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Strahan?
The dominant planning zone in Strahan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Utilities.
Does Strahan have heritage-listed places?
Strahan has 14 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Strahan?
Across 1,299 surveyed parcels in Strahan, the median lot size is about 1,082 m².
What is the population of Strahan?
At the 2021 Census Strahan had 697 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider West Coast (Tas.) statistical area, which contains Strahan, went from 5,572 people in 2001 to 4,320 in 2025, down 22%.
Is Strahan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Strahan scores 916 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Strahan?
Median household income in Strahan was $1,347 a week at the 2021 Census, against $962 for the typical suburb in West Coast. Median rent was $195 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Macquarie Heads | 13.5 km | 21% | 100% |
| Queenstown | 18.0 km | 0% | 100% |
| Gormanston | 23.9 km | 0% | 100% |
| Lake Margaret | 24.4 km | 0% | 100% |
| Trial Harbour | 27.2 km | 6% | 98% |
| Zeehan | 28.8 km | 0% | 99% |
| Renison Bell | 40.6 km | 0% | 100% |
| Rosebery | 41.8 km | 0% | 100% |
| Granville Harbour | 44.0 km | 4% | 100% |
| Lake St Clair | 49.7 km | 5% | 97% |