Dotswood flood & bushfire risk
Of Dotswood’s 275 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 88.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Dotswood’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Dotswood address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Dotswood
Flood and bushfire areas across Dotswood. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dotswood
Dotswood sits in the Rollingstone police division, which recorded 222 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 222 total. Figures are for the whole Rollingstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Dotswood
Dotswood can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Dotswood
At the 2021 Census, 9.6% of Dotswood’s 83 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 Dotswood
Charters Towers council approved 26 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Charters Towers council area (not just Dotswood). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10403 Flinders Highway, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 1263 Burdekin Downs Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 146 Bivouac Junction Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 2744 Dotswood Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 303 Lavery Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 474 Kirkland Downs Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 64 Macrossan Park Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
- 800 Virginia Park Road, Dotswood QLD 4820
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Charters Towers
Compare Dotswood 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.