Dicky Beach flood & bushfire report

Of Dicky Beach’s 1,433 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,433
Mapped properties

Crime near Dicky Beach

Dicky Beach sits in the Caloundra police division, which recorded 4,058 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 4,058 total. Figures are for the whole Caloundra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Dicky Beach

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

Who lives in Dicky Beach

At the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Dicky Beach’s 1,921 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.1%
Australian36%
Irish14.3%
Scottish13.8%
German7.5%
Australian Aboriginal1.9%

Top countries of birth

England5.6%
New Zealand4%
South Africa1.4%
Canada0.8%
Scotland0.7%
United States0.7%

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

Development near Dicky Beach

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Dicky Beach). 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.