Prospect Vale bushfire risk
Of Prospect Vale’s 3,418 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 20.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Prospect Vale’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is below the TAS average of 35.4%.
Check a specific Prospect Vale address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Prospect Vale
Flood and bushfire areas across Prospect Vale. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale 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 Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
School catchments in Prospect Vale
Prospect Vale can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Prospect Vale
At the 2021 Census, 12.2% of Prospect Vale’s 5,433 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 Prospect Vale
Meander Valley council approved 185 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Prospect Vale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1/37 Holyman Drive, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 4 Burrows Street, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 4 Monte Carlo Court, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 5 Belt Drive, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 5 Hughes Court, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 5 Picadilly Court, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 6 Pinehurst Court, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
- 8 Wenlock Way, Prospect Vale TAS 7250
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Meander Valley
Compare Prospect Vale 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.