Is Cassowary flood prone?

34.9% of mapped properties in Cassowary fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Cassowary in a bushfire zone?

15.1% of mapped properties in Cassowary fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Cassowary in the catchment for?

Cassowary falls within these school catchments: Mossman SS, Port Douglas SS, Mossman SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Cassowary?

At the 2021 Census 6.7% of Cassowary residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were Australian (42.9%), English (35.3%), Italian (9.2%).

How much new development is there near Cassowary?

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings (37 houses, 6 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Cassowary flood & bushfire risk

Of Cassowary’s 146 mapped properties, 34.9% are in a mapped flood area and 15.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Cassowary address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

34.9%

Of properties in a flood area

15.1%

Of properties in a bushfire area

146

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Cassowary

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

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Crime near Cassowary

Cassowary sits in the Mossman police division, which recorded 969 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 969 total. Figures are for the whole Mossman police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Cassowary

PrimaryMossman SS · Port Douglas SS

JuniorMossman SHS

SeniorMossman SHS

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

Who lives in Cassowary

At the 2021 Census, 6.7% of Cassowary’s 119 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.9%

English35.3%

Italian9.2%

German7.6%

Scottish6.7%

Irish5.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%

New Zealand2.5%

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

Development near Cassowary

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Dwellings/yr

Houses

Units

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Killaloe · 39% flood Shannonvale · 25.7% flood Mossman · 91.2% flood Bonnie Doon · 95.5% flood Cooya Beach · 100% flood Port Douglas · 87.8% flood

Other suburbs in Douglas

Compare Cassowary 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.