Torrens bushfire risk

Of Torrens’s 1,175 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 12.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Torrens’s flood exposure is below the ACT average of 0.1%, and bushfire exposure is above the ACT average of 8.5%.

Check a specific Torrens address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
12.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,175
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Torrens

Flood and bushfire areas across Torrens. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Torrens

Torrens sits in the ACT police jurisdiction, which recorded 10,735 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,735 total. Figures are for the whole ACT police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Torrens

Torrens is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other74.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN

Other20.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: SUBURBAN CORE

Centre / commercial4.2% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: LOCAL CENTRE

School catchments in Torrens

Torrens can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Torrens

At the 2021 Census, 24.1% of Torrens’s 2,424 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English34.2%
Australian33.7%
Irish13.1%
Scottish10.9%
Italian5.3%
Indian4.5%

Top countries of birth

India3.8%
England3.3%
China1.5%
Philippines1.2%
Sri Lanka1.1%
New Zealand0.9%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Torrens

ACT council approved 4,031 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

4,031
Dwellings/yr
808
Houses
3,223
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole ACT council area (not just Torrens). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Figures are indicative only — verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council/state planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF, state police crime statistics, ABS.