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Flowerdale flood & bushfire risk

Of Flowerdale’s 132 mapped properties, 10.6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Flowerdale’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 Flowerdale address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

10.6%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
132
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Flowerdale

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

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Crime near Flowerdale

Flowerdale 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 Flowerdale

Flowerdale is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural68.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural residential14.4% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Rural12.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Flowerdale

PrimaryBoat Harbour Primary School · Table Cape Primary School

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

Who lives in Flowerdale

At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Flowerdale’s 279 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.2%
English46.6%
Irish7.5%
Scottish6.8%
Australian Aboriginal5%
Polish3.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
New Zealand1.1%
Scotland1.1%

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

Development near Flowerdale

Waratah-Wynyard council approved 65 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Waratah-Wynyard council area (not just Flowerdale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Flowerdale 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.