Geeveston flood & bushfire risk

Of Geeveston’s 915 mapped properties, 4.7% are in a mapped flood area and 77.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Geeveston’s flood exposure is above 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

4.7%
Of properties in a flood area
77.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
915
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Geeveston

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

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Crime near Geeveston

Geeveston 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 Geeveston

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

Who lives in Geeveston

At the 2021 Census, 12.4% of Geeveston’s 1,431 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.1%
Australian41.6%
Australian Aboriginal12.7%
Irish10.6%
Scottish9.6%
German4.8%

Top countries of birth

England5%
New Zealand1.7%
South Africa0.6%
United States0.6%
Malaysia0.5%
Germany0.3%

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

Development near Geeveston

Huon Valley council approved 90 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
88
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Huon Valley council area (not just Geeveston). 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.