Patersonia bushfire risk

Of Patersonia’s 66 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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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 Patersonia

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

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Crime near Patersonia

Patersonia 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 Patersonia

Patersonia is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural66.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural33.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Patersonia

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

Who lives in Patersonia

At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Patersonia’s 97 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50.5%
Australian35.1%
Scottish12.4%
Irish10.3%
Australian Aboriginal8.2%
German8.2%

Top countries of birth

Germany4.1%
England3.1%

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

Development near Patersonia

Launceston council approved 219 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 Launceston council area (not just Patersonia). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.