Keriri Island bushfire risk
Of Keriri Island’s 170 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 21.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Keriri Island’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Keriri Island
Flood and bushfire areas across Keriri Island. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Keriri Island
Keriri Island sits in the Thursday Island police division, which recorded 735 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 735 total. Figures are for the whole Thursday Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Keriri Island
At the 2021 Census, 0% of Keriri Island’s 261 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Keriri Island
Torres Strait Island council approved 8 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Torres Strait Island council area (not just Keriri Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 13 Zillah Street, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 67 Waterfront Road, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 81 Marietta Roach Road, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 52 Hammond Street, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 102 Francis Close, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 43 The Esplanade, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 72A Francis Road, Keriri Island QLD 4875
- 84 Water Tank Road, Keriri Island QLD 4875
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.