Mount Seymour bushfire risk

Of Mount Seymour’s 56 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Seymour’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 Mount Seymour address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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

Where the hazards are in Mount Seymour

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

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Crime near Mount Seymour

Mount Seymour 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 Mount Seymour

Mount Seymour is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural66.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural25% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Special purpose8.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Utilities

School catchments in Mount Seymour

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

Who lives in Mount Seymour

At the 2021 Census, 6.4% of Mount Seymour’s 78 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English52.6%
Australian35.9%
Scottish10.3%
Irish6.4%
Welsh5.1%
German3.8%

Top countries of birth

England11.5%

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

Development near Mount Seymour

Southern Midlands council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Mount Seymour). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Southern Midlands

Compare Mount Seymour 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.