Bouldercombe flood & bushfire risk

Of Bouldercombe’s 617 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 47% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Bouldercombe’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 Bouldercombe address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
47%
Of properties in a bushfire area
617
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Bouldercombe

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

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Crime near Bouldercombe

Bouldercombe sits in the Gracemere police division, which recorded 1,899 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 1,899 total. Figures are for the whole Gracemere police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Bouldercombe

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

Who lives in Bouldercombe

At the 2021 Census, 4.1% of Bouldercombe’s 1,117 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.4%
Australian40.1%
Scottish8.8%
Irish7.4%
German6.6%
Australian Aboriginal5.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand1.8%
England1%
Philippines0.9%
Thailand0.4%
Singapore0.3%

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

Development near Bouldercombe

Rockhampton council approved 330 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

330
Dwellings/yr
248
Houses
82
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Rockhampton council area (not just Bouldercombe). 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.