Bridgeman Downs flood & bushfire risk
Of Bridgeman Downs’s 5,513 mapped properties, 4% are in a mapped flood area and 17.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bridgeman Downs’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Bridgeman Downs
Flood and bushfire areas across Bridgeman Downs. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bridgeman Downs
Bridgeman Downs sits in the Albany Creek police division, which recorded 1,611 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,611 total. Figures are for the whole Albany Creek police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Bridgeman Downs
Bridgeman Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low density residential
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: RU - Rural
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: OS - Open space
School catchments in Bridgeman Downs
Bridgeman Downs can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bridgeman Downs
At the 2021 Census, 33.2% of Bridgeman Downs’s 10,938 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 Bridgeman Downs
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 Bridgeman Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 37 Retreat Street, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 1 Cosmos Close, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 27 Asteroid Place, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 14 Glenvillan Place, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 19 Ironbark Place, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 2 Supreme Lane, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 10 Sorbello Street, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
- 16 Cotswold Place, Bridgeman Downs QLD 4035
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.