Alton Downs flood & bushfire risk
Of Alton Downs’s 769 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 13.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Alton Downs’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Alton Downs
Flood and bushfire areas across Alton Downs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Alton Downs
Alton Downs sits in the Rockhampton police division, which recorded 6,690 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,690 total. Figures are for the whole Rockhampton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Alton Downs
Alton Downs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Alton Downs
At the 2021 Census, 2.9% of Alton Downs’s 1,324 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 Alton Downs
Rockhampton council approved 312 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Rockhampton council area (not just Alton Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 62 Anderson Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 20 Petersen Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 5 Mcnamara Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 97 Klaproth Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 5 Panorama Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 24 Duncan Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 973 Malchi Nine Mile Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
- 24 Greens Road, Alton Downs QLD 4702
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.