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Airlie Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Airlie Beach’s 2,421 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 47.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Airlie Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
47.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,421
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Airlie Beach

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

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Crime near Airlie Beach

Airlie Beach sits in the Whitsunday police division, which recorded 3,125 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 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 3,125 total. Figures are for the whole Whitsunday police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Airlie Beach

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

Who lives in Airlie Beach

At the 2021 Census, 31.5% of Airlie Beach’s 1,312 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.3%
Australian24%
Irish12%
Scottish10.2%
German4.6%
Italian3.5%

Top countries of birth

England6.9%
New Zealand5.3%
Chile1.8%
Canada0.9%
Netherlands0.9%
United States0.9%

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

Development near Airlie Beach

Whitsunday council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

171
Dwellings/yr
159
Houses
12
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Airlie Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Airlie Beach address:

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.