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Tinderbox flood & bushfire report

Of Tinderbox’s 208 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
208
Mapped properties

Crime near Tinderbox

Tinderbox 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.

School catchments in Tinderbox

PrimaryIllawarra Primary School

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

Who lives in Tinderbox

At the 2021 Census, 19.1% of Tinderbox’s 392 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.7%
Australian40.6%
Scottish16.8%
Irish15.3%
Dutch4.6%
Australian Aboriginal3.6%

Top countries of birth

England5.4%
New Zealand3.6%
Scotland2.6%
Chile1.3%
Ireland0.8%
United States0.8%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tinderbox 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.