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Upper Castra bushfire risk

Of Upper Castra’s 62 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Castra’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 Upper Castra address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
100%
Of properties in a bushfire area
62
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Castra

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

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Crime near Upper Castra

Upper Castra 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 Upper Castra

Upper Castra is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural62.9% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Rural37.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

School catchments in Upper Castra

PrimarySprent Primary School

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

Who lives in Upper Castra

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Upper Castra’s 85 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.4%
Australian32.9%
Scottish12.9%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%
German7.1%
Welsh7.1%

Top countries of birth

England11.8%

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

Development near Upper Castra

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 Upper Castra). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Castra 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.