Mount Coolon flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Coolon’s 209 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 42.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Coolon’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Mount Coolon
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Coolon. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Coolon
Mount Coolon sits in the Collinsville police division, which recorded 310 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 310 total. Figures are for the whole Collinsville police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Mount Coolon
At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Mount Coolon’s 172 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 Mount Coolon
Whitsunday council approved 215 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Mount Coolon). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1448 Rutherford Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 554 Bowen Developmental Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 1 Mill Street, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 2410 Yacamunda Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 13697 Suttor Developmental Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 5090 Scartwater Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 554 Illamatha Road, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
- 7 Barclay Street, Mount Coolon QLD 4804
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.