Is Canungra flood prone?

15.2% of mapped properties in Canungra fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Canungra in a bushfire zone?

0% of mapped properties in Canungra fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Canungra in the catchment for?

Canungra falls within these school catchments: Canungra SS, Tamborine Mountain SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Canungra?

At the 2021 Census 18.5% of Canungra residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (45.7%), Australian (40.3%), Irish (12.6%).

How much new development is there near Canungra?

Scenic Rim council approved 485 new dwellings (459 houses, 26 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Canungra flood risk

Of Canungra’s 1,167 mapped properties, 15.2% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Canungra’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Canungra address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

15.2%

Of properties in a flood area

Of properties in a bushfire area

1,167

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Canungra

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

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Crime near Canungra

Canungra sits in the Canungra police division, which recorded 389 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 389 total. Figures are for the whole Canungra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Canungra

PrimaryCanungra SS

JuniorTamborine Mountain SHS

SeniorTamborine Mountain SHS

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

Who lives in Canungra

At the 2021 Census, 18.5% of Canungra’s 1,436 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English45.7%

Australian40.3%

Irish12.6%

Scottish12.1%

German6.3%

Dutch2.3%

Top countries of birth

England6.4%

New Zealand5.1%

Scotland0.8%

United States0.6%

Germany0.5%

Indonesia0.5%

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

Development near Canungra

Scenic Rim council approved 485 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

485

Dwellings/yr

459

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Scenic Rim council area (not just Canungra). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Canungra address:

Nearby suburbs

Benobble · 6.4% flood Witheren · 7.7% flood Wonglepong · 1.1% flood Ferny Glen · 36.9% flood Biddaddaba · 10.3% flood Boyland · 2.5% flood

Other suburbs in Scenic Rim

Compare Canungra 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.