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Black Hills bushfire risk

Of Black Hills’s 106 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Black Hills’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
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In a bushfire area
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Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Black Hills

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

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Crime near Black Hills

Black Hills 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.

School catchments in Black Hills

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

Who lives in Black Hills

At the 2021 Census, 11.4% of Black Hills’s 201 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.8%
English42.3%
Scottish10.4%
Irish7%
German4.5%
Australian Aboriginal2.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
South Africa2.5%
United States2%

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

Development near Black Hills

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

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Black Hills 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.