Highly restricted land
≈98% of Clarence’s residential land is highly restricted.
Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Clarence ranks #3 of 7 councils in Hobart, and #9 of 133 capital city councils nationally.
Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Clarence. ABS LGA code 61410. Methodology →
Note: Figures and the map cover only the parts of this area inside the capital’s Significant Urban Area; land beyond the SUA boundary is excluded from our modelling.
Where Clarence ranks in Hobart
Clarence ranks #3 of 7 Hobart-area councils for highly restricted residential land.
Highly restricted
Clarence: ≈98% · rank #3 of 7
2-storey cap
- 1. Glenorchy≈98%
- 2. Kingborough≈98%
- 3. Clarence≈98%
- 4. Sorell≈94%
- 5. Brighton≈94%
- 6. Hobart≈93%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Low-density
- 1. Kingborough≈39%
- 2. Hobart≈16%
- 3. Sorell≈11%
- 4. Clarence≈7%
- 5. Glenorchy≈5%
- 6. Brighton≈4%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Heritage
- 1. Hobart≈9%
- 2. Glenorchy≈3%
- 3. Brighton≈3%
- 4. Clarence≈1%
- 5. Sorell≈1%
- 6. Kingborough≈0%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Highly restricted
- 1. Glenorchy≈98%
- 2. Kingborough≈98%
- 3. Clarence≈98%
- 4. Hobart≈95%
- 5. Sorell≈94%
- 6. Brighton≈94%
- 7. Derwent Valley≈0%
Source: Clarence ranked against other Hobart-area councils on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →
Suburbs in Clarence
16 suburbs sit inside this council.
ABS Suburb & Locality (SAL) boundaries that fall at least 30% inside Clarence.
Hobart context
Clarence ranks #3 of 7 councils in Hobart for highly restricted residential land.
Detailed zoning map
Clarence’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon
Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.