Hawley Beach bushfire risk
Of Hawley Beach’s 703 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 30.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hawley Beach’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the TAS average of 35.4%.
Check a specific Hawley Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Hawley Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Hawley Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
School catchments in Hawley Beach
Hawley Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hawley Beach
At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of Hawley Beach’s 590 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 Hawley Beach
Latrobe (Tas.) council approved 93 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Latrobe (Tas.) council area (not just Hawley Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Diamond Way, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 11 Sankey Street, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 12 Joyce Street, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 133 Shearwater Boulevard, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 20-21 Frederick Street, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 2 Taroona Street, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 7 Opal Mews, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
- 9 Hawley Place, Hawley Beach TAS 7307
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Latrobe (Tas.)
Compare Hawley Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.