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Preston bushfire risk

Of Preston’s 111 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Preston’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 Preston address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
111
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Preston

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

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Crime near Preston

Preston 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 Preston

Preston is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural70.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural28.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Special purpose0.9% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Utilities

School catchments in Preston

PrimarySprent Primary School · Ulverstone Primary School

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

Who lives in Preston

At the 2021 Census, 13.4% of Preston’s 149 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45%
English45%
Dutch8.7%
Scottish8.1%
German7.4%
Irish6%

Top countries of birth

England4%
New Zealand3.4%

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

Development near Preston

Central Coast (Tas.) council approved 86 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

86
Dwellings/yr
82
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (Tas.) council area (not just Preston). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Preston 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.