Apple Tree Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Apple Tree Creek’s 688 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 84.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Apple Tree Creek’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
84.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
688
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Apple Tree Creek

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

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Crime near Apple Tree Creek

Apple Tree Creek sits in the Childers police division, which recorded 845 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 845 total. Figures are for the whole Childers police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Apple Tree Creek

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

Who lives in Apple Tree Creek

At the 2021 Census, 16.5% of Apple Tree Creek’s 726 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.5%
English39.5%
Scottish10.1%
Irish9.5%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal4%

Top countries of birth

England6.5%
New Zealand2.6%
Canada0.8%
United States0.8%
PNG0.7%
Chile0.6%

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

Development near Apple Tree Creek

Bundaberg council approved 1,097 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,097
Dwellings/yr
883
Houses
214
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Apple Tree Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.