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Cornwall bushfire risk

Of Cornwall’s 90 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 93.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Cornwall’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 Cornwall address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
93.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
90
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cornwall

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

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Crime near Cornwall

Cornwall 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 Cornwall

Cornwall is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential90% of properties

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

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural8.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Community1.1% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: Community Purpose

School catchments in Cornwall

PrimarySt Marys District School

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

Who lives in Cornwall

At the 2021 Census, 11% of Cornwall’s 82 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English65.9%
Australian26.8%
Scottish11%
German7.3%
Irish4.9%
Welsh4.9%

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

Development near Cornwall

Break O'Day council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
48
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just Cornwall). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Cornwall address:

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.