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Braemeadows flood & bushfire risk

Of Braemeadows’s 299 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 9.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

100%
In a flood area
9.7%
In a bushfire area
299
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Braemeadows

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

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Crime near Braemeadows

Braemeadows sits in the Ingham police division, which recorded 1,258 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 1,258 total. Figures are for the whole Ingham police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Braemeadows

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

Who lives in Braemeadows

At the 2021 Census, 6.7% of Braemeadows’s 269 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.3%
Italian41.3%
English29.7%
Irish8.2%
Scottish5.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.8%

Top countries of birth

Italy1.5%
New Zealand1.5%
Philippines1.5%

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

Development near Braemeadows

Hinchinbrook council approved 28 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

28
Dwellings/yr
26
Houses
2
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Hinchinbrook council area (not just Braemeadows). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Braemeadows 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.