Upper Stowport bushfire risk

Of Upper Stowport’s 50 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Stowport’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 Stowport address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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Of properties in a flood area
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Of properties in a bushfire area
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Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Stowport

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

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Crime near Upper Stowport

Upper Stowport 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 Stowport

Upper Stowport is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural98% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in Upper Stowport

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

Who lives in Upper Stowport

At the 2021 Census, 3% of Upper Stowport’s 99 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English49.5%
Australian48.5%
Scottish15.2%
Australian Aboriginal7.1%
Irish3%

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

Development near Upper Stowport

Burnie council approved 53 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 Burnie council area (not just Upper Stowport). 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.