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Blackall flood & bushfire risk

Of Blackall’s 1,925 mapped properties, 89.1% are in a mapped flood area and 9.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

89.1%
Of properties in a flood area
9.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,925
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Blackall

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

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Crime near Blackall

Blackall sits in the Blackall police division, which recorded 99 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 99 total. Figures are for the whole Blackall police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Blackall

PrimaryBlackall SS · Isisford SS · Jericho SS · Tambo SS
JuniorBlackall SS · Tambo SS
SeniorBlackall SS

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

Who lives in Blackall

At the 2021 Census, 5.1% of Blackall’s 1,365 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian45.8%
English41.6%
Irish11.2%
Scottish10%
German8.7%
Australian Aboriginal3.7%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.8%
Philippines0.7%
England0.7%
Germany0.3%
India0.3%
Netherlands0.3%

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

Development near Blackall

Blackall Tambo council approved 1 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Blackall Tambo council area (not just Blackall). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Other suburbs in Blackall Tambo

Compare Blackall with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Tambo

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.