Boonara flood & bushfire risk

Of Boonara’s 90 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 27.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Boonara’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 Boonara address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
27.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
90
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Boonara

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

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Crime near Boonara

Boonara sits in the Goomeri police division, which recorded 88 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 88 total. Figures are for the whole Goomeri police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Boonara

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

Who lives in Boonara

At the 2021 Census, 11.7% of Boonara’s 60 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English56.7%
Australian53.3%
German16.7%
Irish15%

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

Development near Boonara

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Boonara). 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.