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Ringarooma bushfire risk

Of Ringarooma’s 264 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 47.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Ringarooma’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.

0%
In a flood area
47.3%
In a bushfire area
264
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Ringarooma

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

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Crime near Ringarooma

Ringarooma sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ringarooma

Ringarooma is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other50% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural40.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural4.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Ringarooma

PrimaryRingarooma Primary School

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

Who lives in Ringarooma

At the 2021 Census, 14.8% of Ringarooma’s 337 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.6%
Australian37.4%
Scottish16.6%
Irish8%
German5.9%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%

Top countries of birth

England6.8%
New Zealand2.1%
United States1.8%
Scotland1.5%
Ireland1.2%
Italy0.9%

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

Development near Ringarooma

Dorset council approved 20 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
20
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Dorset council area (not just Ringarooma). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ringarooma address:

Nearby suburbs

Legerwood · 3.4% floodBranxholm · 20.2% floodDerby · 7% floodWinnaleah · 0% floodWeldborough · 0% floodNorth Scottsdale · 1% flood

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.