Mole Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Mole Creek’s 340 mapped properties, 0.3% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mole Creek’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 Mole Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.3%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
340
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mole Creek

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

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Crime near Mole Creek

Mole Creek 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 Mole Creek

Mole Creek is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other49.2% of properties

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

Zone: Village

Rural26.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural residential14.4% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

School catchments in Mole Creek

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

Who lives in Mole Creek

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Mole Creek’s 528 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.9%
Australian44.5%
Irish11.9%
Scottish7.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.6%
German2.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.5%
New Zealand1.3%
Netherlands0.9%
PNG0.8%
Germany0.6%
Scotland0.6%

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

Development near Mole Creek

Meander Valley council approved 185 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

185
Dwellings/yr
180
Houses
5
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Mole Creek). 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.