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Runcorn flood & bushfire risk

Of Runcorn’s 6,677 mapped properties, 2.9% are in a council-mapped flood area and 17.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

2.9%
In a flood area
17.4%
In a bushfire area
6,677
Mapped properties
Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Runcorn address:

Nearby suburbs

Kuraby · 1.6% floodSunnybank Hills · 2.3% floodStretton · 2.4% floodEight Mile Plains · 3.1% floodSunnybank · 3.9% floodKarawatha · 2.3% flood

Zoning in Runcorn

Runcorn is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential86% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Council zone: LDR - Low density residential

Future urban10% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Council zone: EC - Emerging community

Open space2% of properties

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

Council zone: OS1 - Open space (Local)

School catchments in Runcorn

PrimaryEight Mile Plains SS · Kuraby SS · Runcorn Heights SS · Runcorn SS · Warrigal Road SS
JuniorCalamvale Community College · Runcorn SHS
SeniorCalamvale Community College · Runcorn SHS

Runcorn can span more than one catchment — check a specific address above for the exact school.

Figures are the share of mapped addresses in Runcorn that fall within council flood/bushfire overlays — indicative only, verify any specific property with the relevant council. Sources: council planning schemes & flood mapping, Geoscape G-NAF.