Travellers Rest flood & bushfire risk
Of Travellers Rest’s 139 mapped properties, 3.6% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Travellers Rest’s flood exposure is in line with the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.
Where the hazards are in Travellers Rest
Flood and bushfire areas across Travellers Rest. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest is mostly environmental. The most common zones:
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Landscape Conservation
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: Rural Living
School catchments in Travellers Rest
Travellers Rest can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Travellers Rest
At the 2021 Census, 7.5% of Travellers Rest’s 348 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Travellers Rest
Meander Valley council approved 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Meander Valley council area (not just Travellers Rest). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Wilderness Way, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 12 Westlake Drive, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 7 Travellers Drive, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 427 Meander Valley Road, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 8 Magog Place, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 3 Keith Avenue, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 80 Pateena Road, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
- 27 Burnetts Road, Travellers Rest TAS 7250
Nearby suburbs
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.