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Turners Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Turners Beach’s 1,096 mapped properties, 0.5% are in a mapped flood area and 29.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Turners Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0.5%
Of properties in a flood area
29.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,096
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Turners Beach

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

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Crime near Turners Beach

Turners Beach 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 Turners Beach

Turners Beach is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential93.4% of properties

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

Zone: General Residential

Rural2.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Rural residential1.5% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: Rural Living

School catchments in Turners Beach

PrimaryEast Ulverstone Primary School · Forth Primary School

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

Who lives in Turners Beach

At the 2021 Census, 7.9% of Turners Beach’s 1,966 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.3%
Australian43.1%
Irish10.6%
Scottish8.3%
Australian Aboriginal6.6%
Dutch3.4%

Top countries of birth

England2.7%
New Zealand1%
Netherlands0.5%
Canada0.4%
India0.4%
China0.3%

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

Development near Turners Beach

Central Coast (Tas.) council approved 86 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

86
Dwellings/yr
82
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Central Coast (Tas.) council area (not just Turners Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Turners Beach 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.