Tewkesbury bushfire risk

Of Tewkesbury’s 52 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tewkesbury’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
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
52
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tewkesbury

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

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Crime near Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury 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 Tewkesbury

Tewkesbury is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural59.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural40.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Tewkesbury

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

Who lives in Tewkesbury

At the 2021 Census, 13.6% of Tewkesbury’s 81 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian55.6%
English32.1%
Scottish11.1%
Irish9.9%
Australian Aboriginal7.4%
Dutch3.7%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
Netherlands3.7%
South Africa3.7%

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

Development near Tewkesbury

Burnie council approved 53 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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

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.