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Mawbanna bushfire risk

Of Mawbanna’s 63 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mawbanna’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 Mawbanna address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
63
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mawbanna

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

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Crime near Mawbanna

Mawbanna 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 Mawbanna

Mawbanna is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural69.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural24.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Community3.8% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: Community Purpose

School catchments in Mawbanna

PrimaryBoat Harbour Primary School · Forest Primary School

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

Who lives in Mawbanna

At the 2021 Census, 6% of Mawbanna’s 84 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.4%
Australian44%
Australian Aboriginal19%
Scottish10.7%
Irish7.1%
German3.6%

Top countries of birth

England7.1%

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

Development near Mawbanna

Circular Head council approved 3 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Circular Head council area (not just Mawbanna). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.