Kings Meadows bushfire risk
Of Kings Meadows’s 2,868 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 14% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kings Meadows’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is below the TAS average of 35.4%.
Check a specific Kings Meadows address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Kings Meadows
Flood and bushfire areas across Kings Meadows. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kings Meadows
Kings Meadows 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 Kings Meadows
Kings Meadows is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: Inner Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
School catchments in Kings Meadows
Kings Meadows can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kings Meadows
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of Kings Meadows’s 4,359 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 Kings Meadows
Launceston council approved 219 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Launceston council area (not just Kings Meadows). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 100 Gibson Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 12 Carr Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 12 Harold Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 15 Highland Rise, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 22 Deek Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 27 Maroney Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 3 Ryton Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
- 40 Eurella Street, Kings Meadows TAS 7249
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Launceston
Compare Kings Meadows 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.