Southport bushfire risk

Of Southport’s 332 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 86.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
86.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
332
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Southport

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

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Crime near Southport

Southport 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 Southport

SecondaryDover District High School

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

Who lives in Southport

At the 2021 Census, 7.4% of Southport’s 149 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47%
English32.9%
Irish18.1%
Australian Aboriginal6.7%
German6.7%
Scottish4%

Top countries of birth

Philippines2.7%

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

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.