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Sandfly flood & bushfire report

Of Sandfly’s 153 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
153
Mapped properties

Crime near Sandfly

Sandfly 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.

School catchments in Sandfly

PrimaryMargate Primary School

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

Who lives in Sandfly

At the 2021 Census, 11% of Sandfly’s 336 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.1%
Australian44.6%
Irish10.7%
Scottish10.7%
Australian Aboriginal7.7%
German5.7%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%
Canada1.2%
New Zealand0.9%
South Africa0.9%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sandfly 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.