Is Dows Creek flood prone?

25.4% of mapped properties in Dows Creek fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Dows Creek in a bushfire zone?

46.5% of mapped properties in Dows Creek fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Dows Creek in the catchment for?

Dows Creek falls within these school catchments: Gargett SS, Mirani SS, Mirani SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Dows Creek?

At the 2021 Census 6.8% of Dows Creek residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (48.6%), Australian (43.8%), Scottish (15.1%).

How much new development is there near Dows Creek?

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings (536 houses, 68 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dows Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Dows Creek’s 114 mapped properties, 25.4% are in a mapped flood area and 46.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Dows Creek’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Dows Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

25.4%

Of properties in a flood area

46.5%

Of properties in a bushfire area

114

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Dows Creek

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

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Crime near Dows Creek

Dows Creek sits in the Mirani police division, which recorded 138 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 138 total. Figures are for the whole Mirani police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Dows Creek

PrimaryGargett SS · Mirani SS

JuniorMirani SHS

SeniorMirani SHS

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

Who lives in Dows Creek

At the 2021 Census, 6.8% of Dows Creek’s 146 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.6%

Australian43.8%

Scottish15.1%

Irish12.3%

Australian Aboriginal8.2%

German7.5%

Top countries of birth

England2.1%

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

Development near Dows Creek

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604

Dwellings/yr

536

Houses

Units

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dows Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

Gargett · 69.1% flood Mount Martin · 40.7% flood Owens Creek · 87% flood Benholme · 91.6% flood Pinnacle · 100% flood Septimus · 94.3% 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.