Bakers Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Bakers Creek’s 932 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 13.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bakers Creek’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Bakers Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bakers Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Bakers Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bakers Creek
Bakers Creek sits in the Mackay police division, which recorded 9,931 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,931 total. Figures are for the whole Mackay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Bakers Creek
Bakers Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bakers Creek
At the 2021 Census, 18.1% of Bakers Creek’s 1,590 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 Bakers Creek
Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Bakers Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Tass Street, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 14 Drury Street, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 1 Simpsons Road, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 24 Fairway Drive, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 25 Ivers Street, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 2 Cooks Lane, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 32 Logistics Drive, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
- 9 Southlink Drive, Bakers Creek QLD 4740
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mackay
Compare Bakers Creek 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.