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Pyengana flood & bushfire risk

Of Pyengana’s 81 mapped properties, 2.5% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Pyengana’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 Pyengana address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.5%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
81
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Pyengana

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

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Crime near Pyengana

Pyengana 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 Pyengana

Pyengana is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural67.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural27.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Environmental1.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Pyengana

SecondarySt Helens District High School

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

Who lives in Pyengana

At the 2021 Census, 12.5% of Pyengana’s 96 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%
Australian37.5%
Scottish15.6%
Irish12.5%
German5.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.2%

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

Development near Pyengana

Break O'Day council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
48
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just Pyengana). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Pyengana 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.