Bargara flood & bushfire risk
Of Bargara’s 6,771 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bargara’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 Bargara address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bargara
Flood and bushfire areas across Bargara. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bargara
Bargara sits in the Bargara police division, which recorded 773 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 773 total. Figures are for the whole Bargara police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Bargara
Bargara can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bargara
At the 2021 Census, 19% of Bargara’s 8,883 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 Bargara
Bundaberg council approved 1,097 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Bargara). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Bundaberg
Compare Bargara 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.