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Basalt flood risk

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

100%
In a flood area
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Bushfire mapping
478
Mapped properties

Crime near Basalt

Basalt sits in the Charters Towers police division, which recorded 2,044 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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67
Break-ins
30
Vehicle theft
181
Other theft
153
Property damage
175
Fraud
6
Handling stolen goods
263
Assault
25
Sexual offences
1
Robbery
28
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,115
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,044 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.

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

Nearby suburbs

Southern Cross · 100% floodBlack Jack · 100% floodToll · 100% floodGrand Secret · 100% floodAlabama Hill · 100% floodRichmond Hill · 100% 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.