Shearwater bushfire risk
Of Shearwater’s 1,518 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 15.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Shearwater’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 Shearwater address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Shearwater
Flood and bushfire areas across Shearwater. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Shearwater
Shearwater 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 Shearwater
Shearwater is mostly residential. The most common zones:
General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.
Zone: General Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Local Business
Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.
Zone: Light Industrial
School catchments in Shearwater
Shearwater can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Shearwater
At the 2021 Census, 13.7% of Shearwater’s 2,051 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 Shearwater
Latrobe (Tas.) council approved 93 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Latrobe (Tas.) council area (not just Shearwater). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Latrobe (Tas.)
Compare Shearwater 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.