Mathinna flood & bushfire risk

Of Mathinna’s 150 mapped properties, 1.3% are in a mapped flood area and 79.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mathinna’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 Mathinna address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

1.3%
Of properties in a flood area
79.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
150
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mathinna

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

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Crime near Mathinna

Mathinna 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 Mathinna

Mathinna is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other37.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural25.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Residential22.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

School catchments in Mathinna

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

Who lives in Mathinna

At the 2021 Census, 6.1% of Mathinna’s 131 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English57.3%
Australian42%
Irish12.2%
Scottish6.9%
Dutch3.1%
German3.1%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%

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

Development near Mathinna

Break O'Day council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
48
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just Mathinna). 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.