Primrose Sands flood & bushfire risk
Of Primrose Sands’s 1,461 mapped properties, 6.8% are in a mapped flood area and 38% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Primrose Sands’s flood exposure is above the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Primrose Sands
Flood and bushfire areas across Primrose Sands. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Primrose Sands
Primrose Sands 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 Primrose Sands
Primrose Sands is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: Low Density Residential
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
School catchments in Primrose Sands
Primrose Sands can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Primrose Sands
At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Primrose Sands’s 1,209 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 Primrose Sands
Sorell council approved 129 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Sorell council area (not just Primrose Sands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 98 Carlton Bluff Road, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 20 Kestrel Street, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 6 Harrier Street, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 76 Linden Road, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 35 Midden Road, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 20 Rowan Avenue, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 36 Tamarix Road, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
- 6 Oak Street, Primrose Sands TAS 7173
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.