Bushy Park flood & bushfire risk

Of Bushy Park’s 76 mapped properties, 31.6% are in a mapped flood area and 65.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bushy Park’s flood exposure is above 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

31.6%
Of properties in a flood area
65.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
76
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bushy Park

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

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Crime near Bushy Park

Bushy Park 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.

School catchments in Bushy Park

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

Who lives in Bushy Park

At the 2021 Census, 9.5% of Bushy Park’s 147 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.9%
English36.7%
Irish7.5%
Australian Aboriginal6.8%
French4.1%
Scottish4.1%

Top countries of birth

England2%
Poland2%

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

Development near Bushy Park

Central Highlands (Tas.) council approved 4 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
4
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Highlands (Tas.) council area (not just Bushy Park). 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.