Bowen flood & bushfire risk
Of Bowen’s 9,141 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 12% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Bowen’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 Bowen address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Bowen
Flood and bushfire areas across Bowen. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Bowen
Bowen sits in the Bowen police division, which recorded 1,823 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,823 total. Figures are for the whole Bowen police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Bowen
Bowen can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Bowen
At the 2021 Census, 14.4% of Bowen’s 11,205 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Bowen
Whitsunday council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Bowen). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Whitsunday
Compare Bowen 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.