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51 Wansfell Street, Picnic Bay QLD 4819

Moderate overall risk

This property is in a mapped flood and bushfire area

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Flood
Flood-prone
Within a mapped flood-planning area (no likelihood grade assigned).
Bushfire
Buffer
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Zoning
Residential
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Council zone: LDR - Low Density Residential

School catchment
3 zones
PrimaryMagnetic Island SS
JuniorTownsville SHS
SeniorTownsville SHS
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Development in the area

New dwellings approved across Townsville council

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1,136
Dwellings/yr
1,002
Houses
134
Units
07501,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved in the 12 months to May 2026, across the whole Townsville council area (not just this address). Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Who lives here

18.3% of Picnic Bay’s 367 residents were born overseas

Top ancestries

English44.1%
Australian26.4%
Irish15.5%
Scottish15.3%
German4.6%
Italian3.5%

Top countries of birth

England6%
New Zealand2.7%
Germany1.6%
Italy0.8%
Scotland0.8%
South Africa0.8%

Suburb-level profile for Picnic Bay, not this specific address. Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

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Indicative only — verify with the relevant council or department before relying on it. Sources: council planning schemes & flood/bushfire overlays, Queensland Government FloodCheck (1% AEP flood) & Floodplain Assessment Overlay, Queensland Department of Education (school catchments), Queensland Police Service (crime, CC BY 4.0), Geoscape G-NAF (addresses).