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Tomahawk bushfire risk

Of Tomahawk’s 109 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 89.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tomahawk’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 Tomahawk address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
89.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
109
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tomahawk

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

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Crime near Tomahawk

Tomahawk 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 Tomahawk

Tomahawk is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other84.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Particular Purpose

Rural12.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Environmental2.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Tomahawk

PrimaryBridport Primary School

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

Who lives in Tomahawk

At the 2021 Census, 3.7% of Tomahawk’s 54 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English55.6%
Australian53.7%
Australian Aboriginal9.3%
Irish7.4%
Maori7.4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand7.4%
England5.6%

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

Development near Tomahawk

Dorset council approved 21 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 Dorset council area (not just Tomahawk). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tomahawk 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.