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Waratah bushfire risk

Of Waratah’s 506 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 59.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Waratah’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 Waratah address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
59.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
506
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Waratah

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

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Crime near Waratah

Waratah 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 Waratah

Waratah is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other89.9% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Village

Rural6.3% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Environmental2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: Environmental Management

School catchments in Waratah

PrimaryRidgley Primary School

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

Who lives in Waratah

At the 2021 Census, 14.1% of Waratah’s 249 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.2%
Australian37.8%
Australian Aboriginal14.1%
Irish13.7%
Scottish13.3%
German5.2%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
New Zealand2.4%
United States2.4%
Germany1.2%

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

Development near Waratah

Waratah-Wynyard council approved 65 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 Waratah-Wynyard council area (not just Waratah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Waratah 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.