Battery Point flood risk

Of Battery Point’s 2,273 mapped properties, 0.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.4%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,273
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Battery Point

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

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Crime near Battery Point

Battery Point sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 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 17,094 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Battery Point

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

Who lives in Battery Point

At the 2021 Census, 33.3% of Battery Point’s 2,096 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.9%
Australian27.3%
Scottish13%
Irish12.1%
Chinese8.8%
German4.2%

Top countries of birth

China5.8%
England5.4%
India2%
Nepal1.8%
United States1.7%
New Zealand1.2%

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

Development near Battery Point

Clarence council approved 292 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

292
Dwellings/yr
268
Houses
24
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence council area (not just Battery Point). 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.