Dromedary bushfire risk

Of Dromedary’s 364 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 99.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Dromedary’s flood exposure is below 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

0%
Of properties in a flood area
99.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
364
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Dromedary

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

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Crime near Dromedary

Dromedary sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.

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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 Dromedary

Dromedary is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential48.4% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Living

Environmental44.5% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Landscape Conservation

Rural6.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Dromedary

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

Who lives in Dromedary

At the 2021 Census, 6.7% of Dromedary’s 856 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian46.7%
English38.8%
Australian Aboriginal9.2%
Irish9.2%
Scottish7.8%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

England2.2%
Philippines0.7%
South Africa0.5%
United States0.5%
Bangladesh0.4%
Greece0.4%

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

Development near Dromedary

Brighton council approved 157 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
157
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brighton council area (not just Dromedary). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Brighton

Compare Dromedary with the rest of the council area, largest first.

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.