Boat Harbour bushfire risk

Of Boat Harbour’s 197 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Boat Harbour’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 Boat Harbour address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
197
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Boat Harbour

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

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Crime near Boat Harbour

Boat Harbour 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 Boat Harbour

Boat Harbour is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural43.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural residential30.5% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Rural20.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Boat Harbour

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

Who lives in Boat Harbour

At the 2021 Census, 17.4% of Boat Harbour’s 339 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.9%
Australian42.5%
Irish12.7%
Scottish10.6%
Australian Aboriginal8%
German3.2%

Top countries of birth

England9.4%
New Zealand2.4%
Philippines1.2%
United States1.2%
Canada0.9%

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

Development near Boat Harbour

Waratah-Wynyard council approved 65 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 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 Waratah-Wynyard council area (not just Boat Harbour). 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.