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Bridgeman Downs flood & bushfire risk

Of Bridgeman Downs’s 5,513 mapped properties, 4% are in a mapped flood area and 17.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4%
In a flood area
17.3%
In a bushfire area
5,513
Mapped properties

Crime near Bridgeman Downs

Bridgeman Downs sits in the Albany Creek police division, which recorded 1,611 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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116
Break-ins
47
Vehicle theft
427
Other theft
135
Property damage
68
Fraud
4
Handling stolen goods
161
Assault
48
Sexual offences
6
Robbery
64
Other against the person
0
Homicide
535
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,611 total. Figures are for the whole Albany Creek police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Bridgeman Downs

Bridgeman Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential92.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Rural2.7% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RU - Rural

Open space1.7% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS - Open space

School catchments in Bridgeman Downs

PrimaryAlbany Creek SS · Aspley East SS · Aspley SS · Bald Hills SS · McDowall SS
JuniorAlbany Creek SHS · Aspley SHS · Craigslea SHS · Pine Rivers SHS
SeniorAlbany Creek SHS · Aspley SHS · Craigslea SHS · Pine Rivers SHS

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

Who lives in Bridgeman Downs

At the 2021 Census, 33.2% of Bridgeman Downs’s 10,938 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English32.5%
Australian27.2%
Irish11.3%
Indian9.5%
Scottish9.2%
Chinese6.2%

Top countries of birth

India6.1%
England3.9%
New Zealand2.8%
South Africa2.1%
China1.8%
Fiji1.3%

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

Development near Bridgeman Downs

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Bridgeman Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Bridgeman Downs address:

Nearby suburbs

Carseldine · 12.1% floodAspley · 17% floodMcdowall · 2% floodAlbany Creek · 25.5% floodChermside West · 6.2% floodFitzgibbon · 19.8% 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.