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White Hills bushfire risk

Of White Hills’s 112 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 100% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, White Hills’s flood exposure is below the TAS average of 3.2%, and bushfire exposure is above the TAS average of 35.4%.

0%
In a flood area
100%
In a bushfire area
112
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in White Hills

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

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Crime near White Hills

White Hills sits in the Tasmania police jurisdiction, which recorded 21,019 reported offences in the 12 months to Dec 2024.

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 21,019 total. Figures are for the whole Tasmania police jurisdiction (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in White Hills

White Hills is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural63.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

Rural15.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural

Rural15.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Agriculture

School catchments in White Hills

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

Who lives in White Hills

At the 2021 Census, 4.7% of White Hills’s 172 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English54.1%
Australian46.5%
Irish11%
Scottish9.9%
German5.8%
Dutch4.7%

Top countries of birth

England2.3%
Singapore1.7%

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

Development near White Hills

Launceston council approved 222 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Launceston council area (not just White Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific White Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

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.