Boomer Bay bushfire risk
Of Boomer Bay’s 100 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Boomer Bay’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 Boomer Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Boomer Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Boomer Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Boomer Bay
Boomer Bay sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 Boomer Bay
Boomer Bay is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Landscape Conservation
School catchments in Boomer Bay
Boomer Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Boomer Bay
At the 2021 Census, 10.3% of Boomer Bay’s 117 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 Boomer Bay
Sorell council approved 135 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sorell council area (not just Boomer Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Sorell
Compare Boomer Bay 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.