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Wrights Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Wrights Creek’s 210 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 23.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wrights Creek’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
23.8%
In a bushfire area
210
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wrights Creek

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

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Crime near Wrights Creek

Wrights Creek sits in the Edmonton police division, which recorded 5,416 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 5,416 total. Figures are for the whole Edmonton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Wrights Creek

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

Who lives in Wrights Creek

At the 2021 Census, 11.3% of Wrights Creek’s 160 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian37.5%
English31.9%
Italian13.8%
German8.1%
Scottish6.9%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%

Top countries of birth

England2.5%
Italy1.9%
New Zealand1.9%

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

Development near Wrights Creek

Cairns council approved 1,328 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,328
Dwellings/yr
700
Houses
628
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just Wrights Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wrights Creek 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.