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Basalt flood & bushfire risk

Of Basalt’s 478 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 86.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Basalt address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
86.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
478
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Basalt

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

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Crime near Basalt

Basalt sits in the Charters Towers police division, which recorded 2,010 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 2,010 total. Figures are for the whole Charters Towers police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Basalt

PrimaryCharters Towers Central SS · Homestead SS · Richmond Hill SS
JuniorCharters Towers SHS
SeniorCharters Towers SHS

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

Who lives in Basalt

At the 2021 Census, 2.3% of Basalt’s 215 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.2%
English31.2%
Scottish12.1%
Irish11.2%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal1.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.9%

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

Development near Basalt

Charters Towers council approved 26 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
26
Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Charters Towers council area (not just Basalt). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Basalt 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.