Squeaking Point bushfire risk
Of Squeaking Point’s 216 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Squeaking Point’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 Squeaking Point address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Squeaking Point
Flood and bushfire areas across Squeaking Point. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Squeaking Point
Squeaking Point 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 Squeaking Point
Squeaking Point is mostly rural residential. The most common zones:
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Squeaking Point
Squeaking Point can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Squeaking Point
At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Squeaking Point’s 337 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 Squeaking Point
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 Squeaking Point). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Gardiner Street, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 17 Pademelon Drive, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 25 Rosemort Drive, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 2 Anstey Street, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 3 Potoroo Lane, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 42 Moorings Drive, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 43 Elphin Drive, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
- 62B Milldam Road, Squeaking Point TAS 7307
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Latrobe (Tas.)
Compare Squeaking Point 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.