Caravonica flood & bushfire risk
Of Caravonica’s 1,254 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 16.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Caravonica’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Caravonica address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Caravonica
Flood and bushfire areas across Caravonica. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Caravonica
Caravonica sits in the Smithfield police division, which recorded 3,246 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,246 total. Figures are for the whole Smithfield police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Caravonica
Caravonica can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Caravonica
At the 2021 Census, 22.7% of Caravonica’s 2,183 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 Caravonica
Cairns council approved 1,344 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just Caravonica). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12 Jilbar Close, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 16 Badine Street, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 16 Carramar Crescent, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 17 Kawana Street, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 20 Wyuna Drive, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 59/1077 Kamerunga Road, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 6 Baway Close, Caravonica QLD 4878
- 9 Birdwing Place, Caravonica QLD 4878
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare Caravonica 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.