Turners Marsh bushfire risk

Of Turners Marsh’s 136 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Turners Marsh’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
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Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Turners Marsh

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

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Crime near Turners Marsh

Turners Marsh 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 Marsh

Turners Marsh is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural66.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Rural27.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Special purpose5.1% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: Utilities

School catchments in Turners Marsh

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

Who lives in Turners Marsh

At the 2021 Census, 9.8% of Turners Marsh’s 265 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian50.2%
English34.3%
Irish15.1%
Scottish9.1%
Australian Aboriginal8.3%
German5.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.3%
United States2.3%
England1.1%

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

Development near Turners Marsh

Launceston council approved 219 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 Launceston council area (not just Turners Marsh). 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.