Boat Harbour Beach bushfire risk

Of Boat Harbour Beach’s 193 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 62.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
62.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
193
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Boat Harbour Beach

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

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Crime near Boat Harbour Beach

Boat Harbour Beach 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 Beach

Boat Harbour Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential93.3% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural4.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Open space2.6% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Open Space

School catchments in Boat Harbour Beach

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

Who lives in Boat Harbour Beach

At the 2021 Census, 25.8% of Boat Harbour Beach’s 89 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English55.1%
Australian22.5%
Irish16.9%
Australian Aboriginal9%
Croatian9%
Scottish4.5%

Top countries of birth

England12.4%
Germany3.4%
New Zealand3.4%

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

Development near Boat Harbour Beach

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 Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Waratah-Wynyard

Compare Boat Harbour Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.