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Keppel Sands flood & bushfire risk

Of Keppel Sands’s 327 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 28.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Keppel Sands’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
28.1%
In a bushfire area
327
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Keppel Sands

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

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Crime near Keppel Sands

Keppel Sands sits in the Emu Park police division, which recorded 508 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 508 total. Figures are for the whole Emu Park police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Keppel Sands

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

Who lives in Keppel Sands

At the 2021 Census, 9.1% of Keppel Sands’s 374 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.7%
Australian41.7%
Scottish12.3%
Irish11%
German6.1%
Australian Aboriginal5.3%

Top countries of birth

England2.7%
New Zealand2.1%
Philippines1.6%
United States1.3%
Scotland0.8%

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

Development near Keppel Sands

Livingstone council approved 259 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

259
Dwellings/yr
207
Houses
52
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Livingstone council area (not just Keppel Sands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Keppel Sands 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.