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Doolandella flood & bushfire risk

Of Doolandella’s 3,485 mapped properties, 2.5% are in a mapped flood area and 46.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

2.5%
In a flood area
46.8%
In a bushfire area
3,485
Mapped properties

Crime near Doolandella

Doolandella sits in the Inala police division, which recorded 7,820 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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533
Break-ins
405
Vehicle theft
2,456
Other theft
510
Property damage
277
Fraud
75
Handling stolen goods
663
Assault
129
Sexual offences
43
Robbery
151
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,578
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,820 total. Figures are for the whole Inala police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Doolandella

Doolandella is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential50.4% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Future urban43.7% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

Rural4.2% of properties

Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.

Zone: RU - Rural

School catchments in Doolandella

PrimaryPallara SS · Serviceton South SS
JuniorForest Lake SHS · Glenala SHS
SeniorForest Lake SHS · Glenala SHS

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

Who lives in Doolandella

At the 2021 Census, 49% of Doolandella’s 7,123 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English17.5%
Australian16.8%
Vietnamese14.4%
Indian7.8%
Chinese6.3%
Samoan4.1%

Top countries of birth

Vietnam9.8%
India7.2%
New Zealand5.6%
Philippines1.8%
Fiji1.6%
Samoa1.2%

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

Development near Doolandella

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Doolandella). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Heathwood · 0.6% floodInala · 1.8% floodForest Lake · 1% floodPallara · 36.4% floodDurack · 16% floodRichlands · 1.3% flood

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.