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Parattah bushfire risk

Of Parattah’s 100 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 89% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

0%
In a flood area
89%
In a bushfire area
100
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Parattah

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

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Crime near Parattah

Parattah 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 Parattah

Parattah is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential65% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural22% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Parattah

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

Who lives in Parattah

At the 2021 Census, 4.1% of Parattah’s 147 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.6%
Australian42.9%
Irish17%
Scottish11.6%
Australian Aboriginal6.1%
Filipino2.7%

Top countries of birth

Philippines2.7%

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

Development near Parattah

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

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Dwellings/yr
44
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Southern Midlands council area (not just Parattah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Parattah address:

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.