Exton flood & bushfire risk

Of Exton’s 137 mapped properties, 0.7% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Exton’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 Exton address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.7%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
137
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Exton

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

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Crime near Exton

Exton 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 Exton

Exton is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other37.2% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Special purpose29.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Utilities

Rural27.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

School catchments in Exton

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

Who lives in Exton

At the 2021 Census, 40.3% of Exton’s 221 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English31.7%
Australian27.1%
Irish8.6%
Scottish7.2%
Dutch2.7%
German2.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.3%
Netherlands1.4%

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

Development near Exton

Meander Valley council approved 185 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

185
Dwellings/yr
180
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Exton). 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.