Greater Hobart Urban Growth Boundary And Planning Zones

Tasmania Government's The List Data provides spatial boundaries for urban planning in Greater Hobart. This dataset includes the Urban Growth Boundary from Map 10 and the Greater Hobart area from Map 2 of the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035. It serves as a tool for implementing settlement growth strategies and preparing Local Provisions Schedules.

Use Cases

• Analyze spatial relationships between the Greater Hobart Urban Growth Boundary and 'higher-order urban zones' for land use planning.
• Support the creation of 'Precinct Structure Plans' as required by the Guideline for areas within the Greater Hobart boundary.
• Visualize the Urban Growth Boundary from Map 10 to assess constraints on settlement development through 2035.

Strengths

• Spatial data is explicitly derived from authoritative planning documents (Map 10 and Map 2 of the STRLUS).
• Designed to support the implementation of a formal regional strategy covering a 25-year period (2010-2035).
• Includes two defined geographic layers: the Urban Growth Boundary and the Greater Hobart area.

Limitations

• Data is provided only in HTML format, limiting direct geospatial analysis without conversion to a standard GIS format.
• The dataset's utility is highly specific to Tasmanian planning processes and may not be generalizable.
• Sample data and structural details (like columns or row counts) are unavailable for technical assessment.

Provenance

Source

Tasmania Government's The List Data.

Collection Method

Derived from maps (Map 10 and Map 2) published in the Southern Tasmania Regional Land Use Strategy 2010-2035.

Time Range

Planning strategy period 2010-2035.

Freshness

Last updated March 2026.

Geography

Greater Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.