Sunshine Acres flood & bushfire risk
Of Sunshine Acres’s 566 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 83.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Sunshine Acres’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 Sunshine Acres
Flood and bushfire areas across Sunshine Acres. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Sunshine Acres
Sunshine Acres sits in the Hervey Bay police division, which recorded 6,858 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,858 total. Figures are for the whole Hervey Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Sunshine Acres
Sunshine Acres can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Sunshine Acres
At the 2021 Census, 12.3% of Sunshine Acres’s 1,009 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 Sunshine Acres
Fraser Coast council approved 1,674 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Sunshine Acres). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 53 Scanlan Street, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 18 Lord Street, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 19 Roderick Court, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 15 Parke Avenue, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 15 Tanzi Place, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 66 Moorabinda Drive, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 23-25 Farjoy Drive, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
- 66 Karinya Circuit, Sunshine Acres QLD 4655
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.