North Motton bushfire risk
Of North Motton’s 245 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, North Motton’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 North Motton address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in North Motton
Flood and bushfire areas across North Motton. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near North Motton
North Motton sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 North Motton
North Motton is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Village
School catchments in North Motton
North Motton can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in North Motton
At the 2021 Census, 8.5% of North Motton’s 425 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near North Motton
Central Coast (Tas.) council approved 86 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (Tas.) council area (not just North Motton). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 109 Walkers Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 124 Church Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 170 Wilsonia Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 188 Saltmarshs Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 32 Mannings Jetty Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 4 Station Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 568A Preston Road, North Motton TAS 7315
- 98 Bretts Road, North Motton TAS 7315
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Central Coast (Tas.)
Compare North Motton 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.