Bamaga flood & bushfire risk

Of Bamaga’s 732 mapped properties, 63.5% are in a mapped flood area and 4.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

63.5%
Of properties in a flood area
4.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
732
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bamaga

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

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Crime near Bamaga

Bamaga sits in the Bamaga police division, which recorded 777 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 777 total. Figures are for the whole Bamaga police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Bamaga

PrimaryNorthern Peninsula Area College - Bamaga Junior Campus
JuniorNorthern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Campus
SeniorNorthern Peninsula Area State College - Senior Campus

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

Who lives in Bamaga

At the 2021 Census, 3.5% of Bamaga’s 1,186 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian Aboriginal32.7%
English6.9%
Australian5.5%
Irish2.5%
Scottish1.5%
Maori1.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand0.8%
PNG0.7%
Fiji0.6%
England0.3%

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

Other suburbs in Northern Peninsula Area

Compare Bamaga 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.