Wickham flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wickham
(King Island, TAS) - 41.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 23 August 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
41.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wickham's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wickham at a glance
How Wickham is zoned
Buying in Wickham? The zone and code overlays on this page are the Tasmanian Planning Scheme controls a section 337 certificate reports for a title.
Across its 41.17 km², Wickham is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Particular Purpose. The median lot measures about 307,951 m² across 66 parcels.
Who lives in Wickham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wickham 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 1001, and decile 9 within Tasmania. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of King Island, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wickham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wickham itself.
1,741 in 2001 to 1,647 in 2025, down 5%.
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.
Wickham 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 23 August 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 →Wickham planning - frequently asked
Is Wickham flood-prone?
About 4% of Wickham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 5%.
Is Wickham bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Wickham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a King Island average of 99%.
What is the zoning in Wickham?
The dominant planning zone in Wickham is Particular Purpose, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management.
Does Wickham have heritage-listed places?
Wickham has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wickham?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Wickham, the median lot size is about 307,951 m².
Is Wickham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wickham scores 1001 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Tasmania (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Lagoon | 6.3 km | 5% | 100% |
| Yambacoona | 10.4 km | 6% | 100% |
| Reekara | 15.1 km | 5% | 100% |
| Bungaree | 19.6 km | 2% | 100% |
| Sea Elephant | 25.5 km | 10% | 100% |
| Loorana | 28.9 km | 2% | 100% |
| Pegarah | 35.2 km | <1% | 100% |
| Currie | 36.2 km | 4% | 95% |
| Naracoopa | 36.9 km | 16% | 98% |
| Nugara | 38.5 km | 1% | 100% |