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%.
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 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
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 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 15 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Tasman council area (not just Port Arthur). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Stewarts Bay Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 28 Pitman Avenue, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 423-428 Champ Street, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 36 North Street, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 5 Illawong Drive, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 72 Garden Point Road, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 823 Esplanade, Port Arthur TAS 7182
- 32 Abel Avenue, Port Arthur TAS 7182
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.