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Mount Stuart flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Stuart’s 259 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 99.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Stuart’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
99.6%
In a bushfire area
259
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Stuart

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

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Crime near Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart sits in the Stuart police division, which recorded 5,031 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 5,031 total. Figures are for the whole Stuart police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Mount Stuart

Mount Stuart is mostly community. The most common zones:

Community81.3% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: CF - Community Facilities

Open space15.6% of properties

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

Zone: OS - Open Space

Rural3.1% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RUR - Rural

School catchments in Mount Stuart

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

Who lives in Mount Stuart

At the 2021 Census, 7.4% of Mount Stuart’s 95 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English27.4%
Australian18.9%
Scottish10.5%
German6.3%
Dutch4.2%
Irish4.2%

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

Development near Mount Stuart

Townsville council approved 1,136 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,136
Dwellings/yr
1,002
Houses
134
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Townsville council area (not just Mount Stuart). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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