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St Leonards flood & bushfire risk

Of St Leonards’s 1,517 mapped properties, 2% are in a mapped flood area and 48.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, St Leonards’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 St Leonards address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2%
Of properties in a flood area
48.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,517
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in St Leonards

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

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Crime near St Leonards

St Leonards sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.

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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 St Leonards

St Leonards is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential68.6% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: General Residential

Industrial8.2% of properties

Industrial / employment — factories, warehouses and trade uses; not intended for homes.

Zone: Light Industrial

Rural residential5.7% of properties

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

Zone: Rural Living

School catchments in St Leonards

PrimaryEast Launceston Primary School · St Leonards Primary School · Waverley Primary School

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

Who lives in St Leonards

At the 2021 Census, 8.5% of St Leonards’s 2,351 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.8%
Australian45.8%
Scottish10.7%
Irish9%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%
German3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2%
New Zealand0.8%
India0.6%
Philippines0.5%
Afghanistan0.5%
Germany0.5%

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

Development near St Leonards

Launceston council approved 219 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

219
Dwellings/yr
219
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Launceston council area (not just St Leonards). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific St Leonards 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.