Epping Forest flood & bushfire risk

Of Epping Forest’s 51 mapped properties, 3.9% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Epping Forest’s flood exposure is above the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.

Check a specific Epping Forest address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

3.9%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
51
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Epping Forest

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

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Crime near Epping Forest

Epping Forest 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 Epping Forest

Epping Forest is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural92.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Special purpose5.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Utilities

Other2% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Particular Purpose

School catchments in Epping Forest

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

Who lives in Epping Forest

At the 2021 Census, 18.4% of Epping Forest’s 87 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.6%
English33.3%
Scottish10.3%
German8%
Irish4.6%

Top countries of birth

England5.7%
New Zealand3.4%

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

Development near Epping Forest

Northern Midlands council approved 160 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

160
Dwellings/yr
160
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northern Midlands council area (not just Epping Forest). 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.