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Pontville flood & bushfire risk

Of Pontville’s 328 mapped properties, 7% are in a mapped flood area and 83.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Pontville address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

7%
Of properties in a flood area
83.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
328
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pontville

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

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Crime near Pontville

Pontville 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 Pontville

Pontville is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential54.6% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Living

Residential11.3% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Other10.1% of properties

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

Zone: Village

School catchments in Pontville

PrimaryBrighton Primary School

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

Who lives in Pontville

At the 2021 Census, 3.6% of Pontville’s 675 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.3%
English45.2%
Irish11.4%
Scottish8.7%
Australian Aboriginal6.5%
German5.2%

Top countries of birth

England2.1%

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

Development near Pontville

Brighton council approved 157 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 Brighton council area (not just Pontville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Other suburbs in Brighton

Compare Pontville with the rest of the council area, largest first.

BrightonBridgewaterOld BeachGagebrookHerdsmans CoveMagraDromedaryTea TreeHoneywood

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.