Blackstone Heights flood & bushfire risk

Of Blackstone Heights’s 580 mapped properties, 2.1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Blackstone Heights address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.1%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
580
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blackstone Heights

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

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Crime near Blackstone Heights

Blackstone Heights 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.

Zoning in Blackstone Heights

Blackstone Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential98.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Centre / commercial0.3% of properties

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

Zone: Local Business

Environmental0.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Blackstone Heights

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

Who lives in Blackstone Heights

At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Blackstone Heights’s 1,245 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.8%
English47.6%
Scottish10%
Irish8.8%
German2.7%
Australian Aboriginal2.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.8%
New Zealand0.9%
India0.7%
Ireland0.7%
Philippines0.6%
United States0.4%

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

Development near Blackstone Heights

Meander Valley council approved 185 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

185
Dwellings/yr
180
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Blackstone Heights). 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.