Brooloo flood & bushfire risk

Of Brooloo’s 346 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 69.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Brooloo’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 Brooloo address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
69.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
346
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Brooloo

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

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Crime near Brooloo

Brooloo sits in the Imbil police division, which recorded 468 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 468 total. Figures are for the whole Imbil police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Brooloo

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

Who lives in Brooloo

At the 2021 Census, 13.3% of Brooloo’s 369 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42%
Australian35%
Irish19%
Scottish14.4%
German9.2%
Australian Aboriginal3%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
New Zealand3.5%
Philippines1.1%
Wales1.1%
PNG0.8%
Scotland0.8%

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

Development near Brooloo

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Brooloo). 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.