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Mount Rumney flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Rumney’s 147 mapped properties, 4.1% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

4.1%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
147
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Rumney

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

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Crime near Mount Rumney

Mount Rumney sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Rumney

Mount Rumney is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential77.4% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Environmental10.3% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Landscape Conservation

Open space5.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Open Space

School catchments in Mount Rumney

PrimaryCambridge Primary School · Lauderdale Primary School

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

Who lives in Mount Rumney

At the 2021 Census, 15.5% of Mount Rumney’s 303 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English53.8%
Australian41.9%
Irish13.5%
Scottish12.9%
German4.6%
Dutch1.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
Thailand3%
South Africa2.3%
Canada1%
Germany1%

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

Development near Mount Rumney

Clarence council approved 275 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

275
Dwellings/yr
261
Houses
14
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence council area (not just Mount Rumney). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Rumney address:

Nearby suburbs

Cambridge · 7.8% floodClarendon Vale · 11.3% floodHowrah · 7.4% floodRokeby · 11.6% floodMornington · 2.4% floodActon Park · 10.5% flood

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.