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Bowen Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Bowen Hills’s 6,568 mapped properties, 26.5% are in a council-mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

26.5%
In a flood area
0%
In a bushfire area
6,568
Mapped properties
Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bowen Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Fortitude Valley · 29.8% floodNewstead · 99.4% floodTeneriffe · 45.3% floodHerston · 27.5% floodWindsor · 34.6% floodSpring Hill · 4% flood

Zoning in Bowen Hills

Bowen Hills is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban45% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Council zone: EC - Emerging community

Other39% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Council zone: Bowen Hills Priority Development Area, refer to Part 10

Residential5% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Council zone: MDR - Medium density residential

School catchments in Bowen Hills

PrimaryAscot SS · Brisbane Central SS · New Farm SS · Windsor SS
JuniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College
SeniorFortitude Valley State Secondary College

Bowen Hills can span more than one catchment — check a specific address above for the exact school.

Figures are the share of mapped addresses in Bowen Hills that fall within council flood/bushfire overlays — indicative only, verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF.