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Spring Beach bushfire risk

Of Spring Beach’s 282 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Spring Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
282
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Spring Beach

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

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Crime near Spring Beach

Spring 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 Spring Beach

Spring Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential67.2% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: Low Density Residential

Rural residential26.6% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

Rural5.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Spring Beach

PrimaryOrford Primary School

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

Who lives in Spring Beach

At the 2021 Census, 13.2% of Spring Beach’s 129 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English51.9%
Australian38%
Irish14.7%
Scottish14.7%
German2.3%
Polish2.3%

Top countries of birth

England3.9%
Pakistan2.3%

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

Development near Spring Beach

Glamorgan-Spring Bay council approved 61 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

61
Dwellings/yr
55
Houses
6
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Glamorgan-Spring Bay council area (not just Spring Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Spring Beach address:

Other suburbs in Glamorgan-Spring Bay

Compare Spring Beach with the rest of the council area, largest first.

BichenoSwanseaOrfordColes BayTriabunnaDolphin SandsBucklandLittle SwanportPontypoolDouglas River

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.