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Mount Garnet flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Garnet’s 755 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 76.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Garnet’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
76.7%
In a bushfire area
755
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Garnet

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

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Crime near Mount Garnet

Mount Garnet sits in the Mount Garnet police division, which recorded 188 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 188 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Garnet police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Garnet

JuniorRavenshoe SS - Senior Campus
SeniorRavenshoe SS - Senior Campus

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

Who lives in Mount Garnet

At the 2021 Census, 3.2% of Mount Garnet’s 532 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian31.4%
English30.5%
Australian Aboriginal18.4%
Irish10.9%
Scottish9.2%
German3.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.1%
England0.6%

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

Development near Mount Garnet

Tablelands council approved 198 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

198
Dwellings/yr
172
Houses
26
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tablelands council area (not just Mount Garnet). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Garnet 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.