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Fern Tree bushfire risk

Of Fern Tree’s 386 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 91.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Fern Tree’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
91.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
386
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Fern Tree

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

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Crime near Fern Tree

Fern Tree 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.

School catchments in Fern Tree

PrimaryKingston Primary School · South Hobart Primary School

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

Who lives in Fern Tree

At the 2021 Census, 20.7% of Fern Tree’s 763 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.1%
Australian36.8%
Irish15.6%
Scottish13.8%
German6%
Dutch5.1%

Top countries of birth

England8.5%
United States1.8%
New Zealand1.4%
Scotland1.2%
South Africa1%
Germany0.9%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Fern Tree address:

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.