Oatlands flood & bushfire risk
Of Oatlands’s 652 mapped properties, 0.5% are in a mapped flood area and 36.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Oatlands’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Oatlands
Flood and bushfire areas across Oatlands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Oatlands
Oatlands sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
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 Oatlands
Oatlands is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: General Business
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
School catchments in Oatlands
Oatlands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Oatlands
At the 2021 Census, 8% of Oatlands’s 728 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 Oatlands
Southern Midlands council approved 44 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Oatlands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.