Is Bonnie Doon flood prone?

95.5% of mapped properties in Bonnie Doon fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Bonnie Doon in a bushfire zone?

4.2% of mapped properties in Bonnie Doon fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Bonnie Doon in the catchment for?

Bonnie Doon falls within these school catchments: Mossman SS, Mossman SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Bonnie Doon?

At the 2021 Census 19.2% of Bonnie Doon residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (36.4%), English (36.1%), Irish (9.2%).

How much new development is there near Bonnie Doon?

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings (37 houses, 6 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Bonnie Doon flood & bushfire risk

Of Bonnie Doon’s 331 mapped properties, 95.5% are in a mapped flood area and 4.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bonnie Doon’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 Bonnie Doon address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

95.5%

Of properties in a flood area

4.2%

Of properties in a bushfire area

331

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bonnie Doon

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

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Crime near Bonnie Doon

Bonnie Doon sits in the Mossman police division, which recorded 969 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 969 total. Figures are for the whole Mossman police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Bonnie Doon

PrimaryMossman SS

JuniorMossman SHS

SeniorMossman SHS

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

Who lives in Bonnie Doon

At the 2021 Census, 19.2% of Bonnie Doon’s 563 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian36.4%

English36.1%

Irish9.2%

Scottish9.2%

German8%

Italian7.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%

New Zealand3.4%

Scotland2%

France1.6%

Philippines1.1%

Thailand0.9%

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

Development near Bonnie Doon

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Dwellings/yr

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Douglas council area (not just Bonnie Doon). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bonnie Doon address:

Nearby suburbs

Cooya Beach · 100% flood Newell · 96.2% flood Mossman · 91.2% flood Mossman Gorge · 67.1% flood Killaloe · 39% flood Miallo · 55% flood

Other suburbs in Douglas

Compare Bonnie Doon 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.