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Victoria Plains flood & bushfire risk

Of Victoria Plains’s 244 mapped properties, 63.9% are in a mapped flood area and 36.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Victoria Plains’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

63.9%
In a flood area
36.9%
In a bushfire area
244
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Victoria Plains

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

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Crime near Victoria Plains

Victoria Plains sits in the Eton police division, which recorded 97 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 97 total. Figures are for the whole Eton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Victoria Plains

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

Who lives in Victoria Plains

At the 2021 Census, 2.7% of Victoria Plains’s 338 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45%
English36.4%
Maltese12.4%
Scottish11.8%
German8.9%
Irish8.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.5%
England1.2%
South Africa0.9%

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

Development near Victoria Plains

Mackay council approved 575 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

575
Dwellings/yr
528
Houses
47
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Victoria Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Victoria Plains 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.