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Mount Coot-Tha flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Coot-Tha’s 102 mapped properties, 11.8% are in a mapped flood area and 36.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

11.8%
In a flood area
36.3%
In a bushfire area
102
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Coot-Tha

Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Coot-Tha. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Mount Coot-Tha

Mount Coot-Tha sits in the Indooroopilly police division, which recorded 5,121 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 5,121 total. Figures are for the whole Indooroopilly police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Coot-Tha

Mount Coot-Tha is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other47.4% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: CN3 - Metropolitan

Open space45.4% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS3 - Open space (Metropolitan)

Special purpose7.2% of properties

Special purpose — infrastructure or a specific institutional use.

Zone: SP4 - Special purpose (Utility services)

School catchments in Mount Coot-Tha

PrimaryBardon SS · Brookfield SS · Chapel Hill SS · Indooroopilly SS · Rainworth SS · The Gap SS · Toowong SS
JuniorIndooroopilly SHS · Kenmore SHS · The Gap SHS
SeniorIndooroopilly SHS · Kenmore SHS · The Gap SHS

Mount Coot-Tha can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Development near Mount Coot-Tha

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Mount Coot-Tha). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Coot-Tha address:

Nearby suburbs

Bardon · 10% floodChapel Hill · 8.6% floodTaringa · 22.4% floodToowong · 41% floodIndooroopilly · 19.9% floodThe Gap · 7.3% flood

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.