Preolenna bushfire risk

Of Preolenna’s 54 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Preolenna’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

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Where the hazards are in Preolenna

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

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Crime near Preolenna

Preolenna sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.

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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 Preolenna

Preolenna is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural100% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Preolenna

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

Who lives in Preolenna

At the 2021 Census, 6.9% of Preolenna’s 58 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English55.2%
Australian31%
Scottish24.1%
Irish20.7%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%
Filipino5.2%

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

Development near Preolenna

Waratah-Wynyard council approved 65 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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New dwellings approved across the whole Waratah-Wynyard council area (not just Preolenna). 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.