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Honeywood flood & bushfire risk

Of Honeywood’s 222 mapped properties, 0.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Honeywood’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.

Check a specific Honeywood address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
222
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Honeywood

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

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Crime near Honeywood

Honeywood 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 Honeywood

Honeywood is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential83.8% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Rural residential6.3% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Rural5.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Honeywood

PrimaryBrighton Primary School

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

Who lives in Honeywood

At the 2021 Census, 2.2% of Honeywood’s 535 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian49.3%
English46%
Scottish9.5%
Irish8%
Australian Aboriginal5.6%
German3.6%

Top countries of birth

England0.6%

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

Development near Honeywood

Brighton council approved 157 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 Brighton council area (not just Honeywood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Honeywood address:

Other suburbs in Brighton

Compare Honeywood with the rest of the council area, largest first.

BrightonBridgewaterOld BeachGagebrookHerdsmans CoveMagraDromedaryPontvilleTea Tree

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.