Waterhouse bushfire risk
Of Waterhouse’s 71 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Waterhouse’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 Waterhouse address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Waterhouse
Flood and bushfire areas across Waterhouse. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Waterhouse
Waterhouse sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 17,094 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2025.
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 Waterhouse
Waterhouse is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.
Zone: Utilities
Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.
Zone: Environmental Management
School catchments in Waterhouse
Waterhouse can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Waterhouse
At the 2021 Census, 15% of Waterhouse’s 100 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Waterhouse
Dorset council approved 21 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Dorset council area (not just Waterhouse). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 200 Ponderosa Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 205 Campbells Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 251 Blackmans Lagoon Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 2632 Old Waterhouse Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 310 Halfway Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 3190 Waterhouse Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 471 Homestead Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
- 96 Talagandra Road, Waterhouse TAS 7262
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Dorset
Compare Waterhouse with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.