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Booroobin flood & bushfire risk

Of Booroobin’s 193 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 60.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

100%
In a flood area
60.1%
In a bushfire area
193
Mapped properties

Crime near Booroobin

Booroobin sits in the Woodford police division, which recorded 1,154 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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28
Break-ins
19
Vehicle theft
62
Other theft
41
Property damage
16
Fraud
2
Handling stolen goods
98
Assault
27
Sexual offences
0
Robbery
14
Other against the person
1
Homicide
846
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,154 total. Figures are for the whole Woodford police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Booroobin

Booroobin is mostly rural. The most common zones:

Rural97.5% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: Cedarton Foresters Cooperative and Mt Nebo plant nursery

Other1.7% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone:

Environmental0.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone:

School catchments in Booroobin

PrimaryConondale SS · Maleny SS · Peachester SS
JuniorBeerwah SHS · Maleny SHS · Woodford SS
SeniorBeerwah SHS · Maleny SHS

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

Who lives in Booroobin

At the 2021 Census, 24.8% of Booroobin’s 258 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.7%
Australian32.6%
Scottish17.8%
Irish10.9%
Dutch6.6%
German6.6%

Top countries of birth

England5%
Netherlands4.3%
New Zealand4.3%
Germany1.6%
Turkey1.6%

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

Development near Booroobin

Moreton Bay council approved 6,260 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,260
Dwellings/yr
4,367
Houses
1,893
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just Booroobin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Wootha · 100% floodReesville · 100% floodCedarton · 88.1% floodBellthorpe · 100% floodStanmore · 53.6% floodConondale · 100% flood

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.