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Bardon flood & bushfire risk

Of Bardon’s 5,482 mapped properties, 10% are in a mapped flood area and 10.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

10%
In a flood area
10.1%
In a bushfire area
5,482
Mapped properties

Crime near Bardon

Bardon sits in the The Gap police division, which recorded 1,452 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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118
Break-ins
61
Vehicle theft
462
Other theft
95
Property damage
150
Fraud
16
Handling stolen goods
100
Assault
37
Sexual offences
8
Robbery
25
Other against the person
0
Homicide
380
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,452 total. Figures are for the whole The Gap police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bardon

Bardon is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential64.6% of properties

Character / infill residential — older-style homes, with some infill like townhouses or duplexes allowed.

Zone: CR2 - Infill housing

Residential15.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Residential11.5% of properties

Low–medium density residential — a mix of houses, townhouses and small unit blocks.

Zone: LMR2 - Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)

School catchments in Bardon

PrimaryAshgrove SS · Bardon SS · Ithaca Creek SS · Milton SS · Rainworth SS
JuniorIndooroopilly SHS · Kelvin Grove State College · The Gap SHS
SeniorIndooroopilly SHS · Kelvin Grove State College · The Gap SHS

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

Who lives in Bardon

At the 2021 Census, 19.4% of Bardon’s 10,153 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.8%
Australian35.5%
Irish19.7%
Scottish15.5%
German6.3%
Italian4.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
New Zealand2.3%
South Africa1.4%
United States1%
Scotland0.6%
China0.6%

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

Development near Bardon

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Bardon). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bardon address:

Nearby suburbs

Paddington · 21.4% floodAshgrove · 12.4% floodAuchenflower · 41.5% floodToowong · 41% floodMount Coot-Tha · 11.8% floodMilton · 88.1% flood

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.