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St Marys flood & bushfire risk

Of St Marys’s 754 mapped properties, 0.4% are in a mapped flood area and 62.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, St Marys’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 Marys address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.4%
Of properties in a flood area
62.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
754
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in St Marys

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

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Crime near St Marys

St Marys 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 St Marys

St Marys is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential46.8% of properties

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

Zone: General Residential

Rural22.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Centre / commercial6.1% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: Local Business

School catchments in St Marys

PrimarySt Marys District School

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

Who lives in St Marys

At the 2021 Census, 14.6% of St Marys’s 738 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.1%
Australian38.5%
Scottish12.5%
Irish11.1%
German6.8%
Italian2.4%

Top countries of birth

England6.2%
New Zealand1.6%
Wales1.1%
Scotland0.9%
Chile0.8%
China0.8%

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

Development near St Marys

Break O'Day council approved 48 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

48
Dwellings/yr
48
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Break O'Day council area (not just St Marys). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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