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Balmoral Ridge flood risk

Of Balmoral Ridge’s 201 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Balmoral Ridge’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 Balmoral Ridge address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
201
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Balmoral Ridge

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

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Crime near Balmoral Ridge

Balmoral Ridge sits in the Maleny police division, which recorded 232 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 232 total. Figures are for the whole Maleny police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Balmoral Ridge

PrimaryMaleny SS · Montville SS
JuniorMaleny SHS
SeniorMaleny SHS

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

Who lives in Balmoral Ridge

At the 2021 Census, 19.5% of Balmoral Ridge’s 302 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.4%
Australian30.1%
Irish15.2%
Scottish14.6%
German6.3%
Dutch3.3%

Top countries of birth

England6%
New Zealand2.3%
Germany1.7%
Philippines1.7%
South Africa1.7%
Indonesia1.3%

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

Development near Balmoral Ridge

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Balmoral Ridge). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Balmoral Ridge 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.