Badu Island flood & bushfire risk
Of Badu Island’s 511 mapped properties, 4.9% are in a mapped flood area and 25.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Badu Island’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Badu Island address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Badu Island
Flood and bushfire areas across Badu Island. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Badu Island
Badu Island sits in the Badu Island police division, which recorded 114 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 114 total. Figures are for the whole Badu Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Badu Island
Badu Island can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Badu Island
At the 2021 Census, 4% of Badu Island’s 704 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Badu Island
Torres Strait Island council approved 8 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Torres Strait Island council area (not just Badu Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 193 Napathalie Yabu, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 264 Mairu Street, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 283 Bowie Street, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 288 Ngurapi Yabu, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 333 Gulkaunaw Yabu, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 428 Philip Street, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 716 Dobanan Yabu, Badu Island QLD 4875
- 716 Dobann Yabu, Badu Island QLD 4875
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Torres Strait Island
Compare Badu Island with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.