Dolphin Sands bushfire risk
Of Dolphin Sands’s 352 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dolphin Sands’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Dolphin Sands
Flood and bushfire areas across Dolphin Sands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dolphin Sands
Dolphin Sands sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Dolphin Sands
Dolphin Sands is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Particular Purpose
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
School catchments in Dolphin Sands
Dolphin Sands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dolphin Sands
At the 2021 Census, 19.2% of Dolphin Sands’s 182 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 Dolphin Sands
Glamorgan-Spring Bay council approved 59 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area (not just Dolphin Sands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.