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Baffle Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Baffle Creek’s 165 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 97% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Baffle Creek’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
97%
In a bushfire area
165
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Baffle Creek

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

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Crime near Baffle Creek

Baffle Creek sits in the Rosedale police division, which recorded 131 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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 131 total. Figures are for the whole Rosedale police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Baffle Creek

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

Who lives in Baffle Creek

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Baffle Creek’s 155 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40%
English25.2%
Scottish11.6%
Irish7.7%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%
German1.9%

Top countries of birth

England2.6%
PNG2.6%

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

Development near Baffle Creek

Gladstone council approved 243 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

243
Dwellings/yr
227
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Baffle Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Baffle Creek 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.