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%.
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.
Crime near Blackstone Heights
Blackstone Heights sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
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 Blackstone Heights
Blackstone Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Business
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
Top countries of birth
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 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Blackstone Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 River Mint View, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 2/34 Longvista Road, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 6 Baker Court, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 27 Columbus Drive, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 82 Bayview Drive, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 90 Blackstone Road, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 6 Neptune Drive, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
- 2 Blackstone Park Drive, Blackstone Heights TAS 7250
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.