Burketown flood & bushfire risk

Of Burketown’s 812 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 16.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Burketown’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
16.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
812
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Burketown

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

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Crime near Burketown

Burketown sits in the Burketown police division, which recorded 77 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 77 total. Figures are for the whole Burketown police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Burketown

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

Who lives in Burketown

At the 2021 Census, 4.4% of Burketown’s 204 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian Aboriginal40.7%
Australian29.9%
English17.6%
Scottish7.4%
German3.4%
Irish2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.9%
Bangladesh2%
England1.5%

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

Other suburbs in Burke

Compare Burketown 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.