Mount Surprise flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Surprise’s 122 mapped properties, 87.7% are in a mapped flood area and 53.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Surprise’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 Surprise
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Surprise. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Surprise
Mount Surprise sits in the Mount Surprise police division, which recorded 17 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 17 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Surprise police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Mount Surprise
Mount Surprise can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Surprise
At the 2021 Census, 11.6% of Mount Surprise’s 138 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 Surprise
Etheridge council approved 1 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Etheridge council area (not just Mount Surprise). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1 Firth Street, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 8 Obriens Creek Road, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 14 Georgetown Street, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 1 Cox Lane, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 25 Garland Street, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 22 Obrien Creek Road, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 2/2 Savannah Close, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
- 1 Atkinson Street, Mount Surprise QLD 4871
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.