Verona Sands flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Verona Sands
(Huon Valley, TAS) - 1.63 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
1.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Verona Sands's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Verona Sands at a glance
How Verona Sands is zoned
Buying in Verona Sands? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 1.63 km², Verona Sands is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 826 m² across 169 parcels.
Who lives in Verona Sands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Verona Sands 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 893, and decile 3 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Verona Sands's 131 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cygnet, the wider ABS statistical area containing Verona Sands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Verona Sands itself.
3,661 in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Verona Sands 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 Verona Sands 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 150 Verona Sands addresses (+$9 with the planning report).
See what's in the $9 report →Verona Sands planning - frequently asked
Is Verona Sands flood-prone?
About 10% of Verona Sands 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 150 Verona Sands addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Verona Sands bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Verona Sands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Huon Valley average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Verona Sands?
The dominant planning zone in Verona Sands is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Environmental Management.
Does Verona Sands have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Verona Sands.
What is the typical lot size in Verona Sands?
Across 169 surveyed parcels in Verona Sands, the median lot size is about 826 m².
What is the population of Verona Sands?
At the 2021 Census Verona Sands had 131 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Cygnet statistical area, which contains Verona Sands, went from 3,661 people in 2001 to 5,216 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Verona Sands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Verona Sands scores 893 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Verona Sands?
Median household income in Verona Sands was $928 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,206 for the typical suburb in Huon Valley. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $845 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlotte Cove | 1.2 km | 19% | 97% |
| Huon Island | 2.1 km | 3% | 99% |
| Garden Island | 3.0 km | 8% | 99% |
| Gordon Kingborough |
4.1 km | 4% | 100% |
| Randalls Bay | 5.0 km | 8% | 100% |
| Eggs And Bacon Bay | 5.4 km | 15% | 94% |
| Garden Island Creek | 5.7 km | 6% | 100% |
| Abels Bay | 6.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| Middleton Kingborough |
7.6 km | 5% | 100% |
| Deep Bay | 7.8 km | 4% | 99% |