Falmouth flood & bushfire risk

Of Falmouth’s 220 mapped properties, 0.9% are in a mapped flood area and 23.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Falmouth’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is below the TAS average of 35.4%.

Check a specific Falmouth address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.9%
Of properties in a flood area
23.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
220
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Falmouth

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

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Crime near Falmouth

Falmouth 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 Falmouth

Falmouth is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential86.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Environmental10% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Landscape Conservation

Community1.8% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: Community Purpose

School catchments in Falmouth

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

Who lives in Falmouth

At the 2021 Census, 7.9% of Falmouth’s 139 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46%
Australian40.3%
Irish15.1%
Scottish13.7%
Australian Aboriginal6.5%
German5%

Top countries of birth

Scotland4.3%
England2.9%

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

Development near Falmouth

Break O'Day council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
48
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just Falmouth). 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.