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Roches Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Roches Beach’s 98 mapped properties, 20.4% are in a mapped flood area and 26.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Roches Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

20.4%
Of properties in a flood area
26.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
98
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Roches Beach

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

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Crime near Roches Beach

Roches Beach 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 Roches Beach

Roches Beach is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:

Rural residential91.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Living

Open space7.1% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Open Space

Environmental1% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Landscape Conservation

School catchments in Roches Beach

PrimaryLauderdale Primary School

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

Who lives in Roches Beach

At the 2021 Census, 16.8% of Roches Beach’s 220 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English55.9%
Australian31.4%
Irish13.6%
Scottish11.8%
German6.4%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

England6.8%
Germany2.3%
India1.4%
United States1.4%

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

Development near Roches Beach

Clarence council approved 292 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

292
Dwellings/yr
268
Houses
24
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Clarence council area (not just Roches Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Roches Beach 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.