Port Arthur bushfire risk
Of Port Arthur’s 482 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 91.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Port Arthur’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 Port Arthur address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Port Arthur
Flood and bushfire areas across Port Arthur. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Port Arthur
Port Arthur sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 Port Arthur
Port Arthur is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Landscape Conservation
School catchments in Port Arthur
Port Arthur can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Port Arthur
At the 2021 Census, 15.4% of Port Arthur’s 247 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 Port Arthur
Tasman council approved 12 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tasman council area (not just Port Arthur). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Illawong Drive, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 11 Andersons Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 170 North Street, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 22 Radnor Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 36 Tramway Street, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 45 Gwen Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 4 Wellard Court, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 66 Garden Point Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Tasman
Compare Port Arthur with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.