West Ridgley bushfire risk
Of West Ridgley’s 54 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, West Ridgley’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 Ridgley address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in West Ridgley
Flood and bushfire areas across West Ridgley. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near West Ridgley
West Ridgley 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 West Ridgley
West Ridgley is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Agriculture
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
School catchments in West Ridgley
West Ridgley can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in West Ridgley
At the 2021 Census, 7.3% of West Ridgley’s 124 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 West Ridgley
Burnie council approved 53 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Burnie council area (not just West Ridgley). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Burnie
Compare West Ridgley 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.