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Mount Mort flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Mort’s 213 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 18.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Mort’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

100%
In a flood area
18.8%
In a bushfire area
213
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Mort

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

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Crime near Mount Mort

Mount Mort sits in the Rosewood police division, which recorded 915 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 915 total. Figures are for the whole Rosewood police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Mort

Mount Mort is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural52.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural B

Rural32.4% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural A

Rural13.6% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Rural E

School catchments in Mount Mort

PrimaryGrandchester SS · Warrill View SS
JuniorLaidley SHS · Rosewood SHS
SeniorLaidley SHS · Rosewood SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Mort

At the 2021 Census, 2.6% of Mount Mort’s 78 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.9%
English42.3%
Scottish16.7%
German14.1%
Irish11.5%

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

Development near Mount Mort

Ipswich council approved 3,007 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,007
Dwellings/yr
2,201
Houses
806
Units
01,7503,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Ipswich council area (not just Mount Mort). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Mort address:

Nearby suburbs

Thornton · 100% floodMulgowie · 100% floodRosevale · 67.1% floodMount Walker · 10.2% floodGrandchester · 98.1% floodLower Mount Walker · 25.1% 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.