Authorities have removed a rogue wombat from a Tasmanian suburb following 12 months of home invasions in which it terrorised residents by entering their houses through cat flaps.

Key points: A marauding wombat known as Mr Bat has been relocated after a year-long campaign of theft and vandalism in Longford

A marauding wombat known as Mr Bat has been relocated after a year-long campaign of theft and vandalism in Longford A local politician says residents were concerned for Mr Bat's safety, and there is a theory the creature may have been hand-raised

A local politician says residents were concerned for Mr Bat's safety, and there is a theory the creature may have been hand-raised Mr Bat is now living at Cradle Mountain, but he has left behind a trail of ruined pillows, empty pet bowls, and defaced paint-jobs

The animal also reportedly made a bed out of cushions, feasted on cat food, tunnelled under fences and dug out gardens at homes in Longford, in the state's north.

Northern Midlands councillor Matthew Brooks said while the wombat had made a pest of itself, residents were mostly worried for the creature's welfare.

"My wife didn't believe me when I said we might have a rogue wombat running around the neighbourhood," Mr Brooks told Helen Shield on ABC Radio Hobart.

"You get some weird and wonderful problems to solve when you're on council."

Mr Brooks said the male wombat, named Mr Bat by fellow resident Bev McGee, came out after dark.

"It's been going through people's cat and dog flaps," he said.

"Residents have said they've been asleep and have heard rustling noises and they've been greeted by a wombat coming up their passage."

Mr Brooks said the wombat was living in council pipes during the day and visiting residents' yards at night.

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'We don't want him to get run over'

Mr Brooks said his well-manicured lawn was a favourite snack of Mr Bat's.

"It didn't bother me at all, we just didn't want him to get run over," he said.

"That was the main concern of all the residents at Longford."

With animal welfare in mind, Tasmania Parks and Wildlife Service caught the wombat and relocated it to Cradle Mountain.

Given that the wombat was not afraid of humans, it is thought he may have been hand-raised.

"A wombat doesn't belong in suburbia," Mr Brooks said.

"As cute as they are, it was getting into elderly people's homes.

"It's good for the wombat that it has been relocated and good for the residents too."

Mr Bat was relocated to a safer place. ( Supplied: Matthew Brooks )

'What on Earth … ?'

Bev McGee was first visited by the wombat about a year ago.

The wombat made its way into the back entrance of her house where a settee was set up.

It pulled off the cushions it didn't like, and made a bed in others.

"We got up the next morning and there's cushions and rugs strewn everywhere and filthy dirty marks on the cushions and hair everywhere," she said.

"I thought, 'what on Earth has been in here?'"

Mr Bat will join a large population of wombats at Cradle Mountain. ( ABC Open contributor Courtney Davies )

Large muddy paw prints gave some clue as to what sort of creature had visited.

Ms McGee's large wrought-iron gates were no deterrent.

"He then started to come in our front gate, he dug where it was soft and just dug under the gate," she said.

She said Mr Bat pulled plants out of her garden to make a home under a large rock.

Ms McGee found out other residents had the same problem, including some who had just painted a floor.