Arcadia flood & bushfire risk
Of Arcadia’s 532 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 63.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Arcadia’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Arcadia
Flood and bushfire areas across Arcadia. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Zoning in Arcadia
Arcadia is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low Density Residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: MDR - Medium Density Residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: MU - Mixed Use
School catchments in Arcadia
Arcadia can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Arcadia
At the 2021 Census, 20.7% of Arcadia’s 246 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 Arcadia
Townsville council approved 1,136 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Townsville council area (not just Arcadia). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.