Beecher flood & bushfire risk

Of Beecher’s 416 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 64.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
64.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
416
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Beecher

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

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Crime near Beecher

Beecher sits in the Gladstone police division, which recorded 6,427 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 6,427 total. Figures are for the whole Gladstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Beecher

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

Who lives in Beecher

At the 2021 Census, 8% of Beecher’s 876 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian47.1%
English42.8%
Scottish11.3%
Irish11%
German8.1%
Australian Aboriginal3.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.2%
England2.1%
South Africa1.1%
Canada0.8%
Germany0.5%
United States0.5%

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

Development near Beecher

Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

238
Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Beecher). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.