Gunns Plains bushfire risk
Of Gunns Plains’s 134 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Gunns Plains’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Gunns Plains
Flood and bushfire areas across Gunns Plains. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gunns Plains
Gunns Plains sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Gunns Plains
Gunns Plains is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Landscape Conservation
School catchments in Gunns Plains
Gunns Plains can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Gunns Plains
At the 2021 Census, 13.8% of Gunns Plains’s 195 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Gunns Plains
Central Coast (Tas.) council approved 85 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (Tas.) council area (not just Gunns Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 84 Lowana Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 24 Gladman Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 40 Marshalls Bridge Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 21 Bannons Bridge Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 144 Dennis Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 70 Winduss Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 3 Raymond Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
- 46 Cave Road, Gunns Plains TAS 7315
Nearby suburbs
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.