Duchess flood & bushfire risk
Of Duchess’s 152 mapped properties, 3.9% are in a mapped flood area and 17.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Duchess’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.
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Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Duchess
Flood and bushfire areas across Duchess. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Duchess
Duchess sits in the Dajarra police division, which recorded 33 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 33 total. Figures are for the whole Dajarra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Duchess
Duchess can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Duchess
At the 2021 Census, 5.7% of Duchess’s 53 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Duchess
Cloncurry council approved 1 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cloncurry council area (not just Duchess). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cloncurry
Compare Duchess 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.