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West Mooreville bushfire risk

Of West Mooreville’s 55 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, West Mooreville’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 West Mooreville address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

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

Where the hazards are in West Mooreville

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

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Crime near West Mooreville

West Mooreville 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 West Mooreville

West Mooreville is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural61.8% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural38.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

School catchments in West Mooreville

PrimaryCooee Primary School · Ridgley Primary School

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

Who lives in West Mooreville

At the 2021 Census, 10.7% of West Mooreville’s 121 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian48.8%
English43%
Irish11.6%
Scottish11.6%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal5%

Top countries of birth

England3.3%

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

Development near West Mooreville

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 West Mooreville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Mooreville 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.