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Bagdad bushfire risk

Of Bagdad’s 754 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 74.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bagdad’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.

0%
In a flood area
74.7%
In a bushfire area
754
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bagdad

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

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Crime near Bagdad

Bagdad sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bagdad

Bagdad is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other35.9% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Rural residential23.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Living

Rural20.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Bagdad

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

Who lives in Bagdad

At the 2021 Census, 5.2% of Bagdad’s 1,482 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.1%
English45.7%
Australian Aboriginal8.6%
Irish8.5%
Scottish5.6%
German2.6%

Top countries of birth

England2.2%
New Zealand0.6%
Ireland0.3%
Malaysia0.3%
Germany0.3%
Poland0.3%

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

Development near Bagdad

Southern Midlands council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
44
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Bagdad). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bagdad address:

Nearby suburbs

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.