Booral flood & bushfire risk

Of Booral’s 1,828 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 67.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Booral’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 Booral address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
67.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,828
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Booral

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

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Crime near Booral

Booral sits in the Hervey Bay police division, which recorded 6,883 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 6,883 total. Figures are for the whole Hervey Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Booral

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

Who lives in Booral

At the 2021 Census, 16% of Booral’s 1,636 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.5%
Australian39.9%
Scottish9.4%
Irish8.2%
German8.1%
Australian Aboriginal3.5%

Top countries of birth

England4.6%
New Zealand3.6%
South Africa0.8%
Germany0.7%
Philippines0.6%
Netherlands0.6%

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

Development near Booral

Fraser Coast council approved 1,618 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,618
Dwellings/yr
1,401
Houses
217
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Booral). 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.