Bowen Hills flood risk
Of Bowen Hills’s 6,568 mapped properties, 26.5% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bowen Hills’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Bowen Hills
Flood and bushfire areas across Bowen Hills. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills sits in the Fortitude Valley police division, which recorded 13,918 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 13,918 total. Figures are for the whole Fortitude Valley police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills is mostly other. The most common zones:
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Bowen Hills Priority Development Area, refer to Part 10
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: EC - Emerging community
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: MDR - Medium density residential
School catchments in Bowen Hills
Bowen Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bowen Hills
At the 2021 Census, 39% of Bowen Hills’s 4,898 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 Bowen Hills
Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Bowen Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17 Primrose Street, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 635 Gregory Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 25 Exhibition Street, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 36 Markwell Street, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 1311/510 St Pauls Terrace, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 808/11 Bowen Bridge Road, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 98/7 Boyd Street, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
- 18 Hazelmount Street, Bowen Hills QLD 4006
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.