Calder flood & bushfire risk

Of Calder’s 138 mapped properties, 0.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Calder’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 Calder address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.7%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
138
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Calder

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

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Crime near Calder

Calder 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 Calder

Calder is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural68.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Rural31.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

School catchments in Calder

SecondaryYolla District High School

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

Who lives in Calder

At the 2021 Census, 7.8% of Calder’s 231 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.1%
Australian44.2%
Scottish9.1%
Australian Aboriginal8.2%
Irish7.8%
Dutch3%

Top countries of birth

England5.2%
New Zealand2.6%

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

Development near Calder

Waratah-Wynyard council approved 65 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
65
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Waratah-Wynyard council area (not just Calder). 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.