Highly restricted land

≈91% of Sorell’s residential land is highly restricted.

Driven mostly by 2-storey height caps. Sorell ranks #55 of 59 suburbs in Hobart, and #1033 of 1,972 capital city suburbs nationally.

Highly restricted residential

Not highly restricted residential

Source: Geometric union of 2-storey, low-density, detached-only, and heritage controls across Sorell. ABS SAL code 60609. 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 Sorell ranks in Hobart

Sorell ranks #55 of 59 Hobart suburbs for highly restricted residential land.

Highly restricted

Sorell: ≈91% · rank #55 of 59

0% (least restrictive)(most restrictive) 100%

2-storey cap

1. Cambridge (Tas.)≈100%
2. Pontville≈100%
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53. Moonah≈91%
54. Richmond (Tas.)≈91%
55. Sorell≈90%
56. Old Beach≈89%
57. North Hobart≈85%
58. Battery Point≈76%
59. Hobart≈29%

Low-density

1. Electrona≈100%
2. Howden≈100%
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19. Lindisfarne≈13%
20. West Hobart≈13%
21. Sorell≈13%
22. Old Beach≈11%
23. Tranmere (Tas.)≈7%
⋯
58. Rose Bay (Tas.)≈0%
59. Warrane≈0%

Heritage

1. Battery Point≈38%
2. Hobart≈34%
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20. Claremont (Tas.)≈2%
21. Huntingfield≈2%
22. Sorell≈2%
23. Taroona≈1%
24. Gagebrook≈1%
⋯
58. Snug≈0%
59. Warrane≈0%

Highly restricted

1. Austins Ferry≈100%
2. Berriedale≈100%
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53. Bridgewater (Tas.)≈92%
54. Moonah≈92%
55. Sorell≈91%
56. Old Beach≈89%
57. North Hobart≈87%
58. Battery Point≈82%
59. Hobart≈50%

Source: Sorell ranked against other Hobart suburbs on each restriction metric (ex-rural shares). Methodology →

Hobart context

Sorell ranks #55 of 59 suburbs in Hobart for highly restricted residential land.

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Detailed zoning map

Sorell’s residential planning controls, polygon-by-polygon

Source: State-published zoning data. Excludes zones where residential uses are not typically permitted.

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