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Poatina bushfire risk

Of Poatina’s 127 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 61.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Poatina’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 Poatina address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
61.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
127
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Poatina

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

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Crime near Poatina

Poatina 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 Poatina

Poatina is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other94.5% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural1.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Environmental1.6% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Landscape Conservation

School catchments in Poatina

SecondaryCressy District High School

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

Who lives in Poatina

At the 2021 Census, 11.9% of Poatina’s 118 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian55.1%
English49.2%
Scottish11%
Irish9.3%
German8.5%
South African3.4%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
South Africa3.4%
Netherlands2.5%

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

Development near Poatina

Northern Midlands council approved 160 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 Northern Midlands council area (not just Poatina). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

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.