Downlands bushfire risk
Of Downlands’s 134 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 21.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Downlands’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is below the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Downlands
Flood and bushfire areas across Downlands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Downlands
Downlands 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 Downlands
Downlands is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Utilities
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: Recreation
School catchments in Downlands
Downlands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Downlands
At the 2021 Census, 6.3% of Downlands’s 237 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Downlands
Burnie council approved 47 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Burnie council area (not just Downlands). 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.