Upper Mount Gravatt flood & bushfire risk
Of Upper Mount Gravatt’s 7,489 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 3.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Upper Mount Gravatt’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Upper Mount Gravatt
Flood and bushfire areas across Upper Mount Gravatt. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Upper Mount Gravatt
Upper Mount Gravatt sits in the Upper Mount Gravatt police division, which recorded 9,389 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,389 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Mount Gravatt police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Upper Mount Gravatt
Upper Mount Gravatt is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low density residential
Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).
Zone: MDR - Medium density residential
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: PC2 - Principal centre (Regional centre)
School catchments in Upper Mount Gravatt
Upper Mount Gravatt can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Upper Mount Gravatt
At the 2021 Census, 38.9% of Upper Mount Gravatt’s 10,800 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 Upper Mount Gravatt
Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Upper Mount Gravatt). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 9 Hagen Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 29 Pinner Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 5 Sarazen Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 434 Newnham Road, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 58 Barkoola Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 17 Gerty Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 94 Wishart Road, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
- 7/8-12 Archer Street, Upper Mount Gravatt QLD 4122
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.