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Palm Grove flood & bushfire risk

Of Palm Grove’s 83 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 86.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Palm Grove’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
86.7%
In a bushfire area
83
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Palm Grove

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

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Crime near Palm Grove

Palm Grove sits in the Proserpine police division, which recorded 1,473 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 1,473 total. Figures are for the whole Proserpine police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Palm Grove

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

Who lives in Palm Grove

At the 2021 Census, 19.8% of Palm Grove’s 86 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.7%
Australian34.9%
Scottish17.4%
Irish15.1%
Welsh5.8%
German4.7%

Top countries of birth

England10.5%
New Zealand4.7%

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

Development near Palm Grove

Whitsunday council approved 215 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

215
Dwellings/yr
169
Houses
46
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Palm Grove). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Palm Grove 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.