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Dundowran Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Dundowran Beach’s 1,371 mapped properties, 99.2% are in a mapped flood area and 20.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Dundowran Beach’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 Dundowran Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

99.2%
Of properties in a flood area
20.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,371
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Dundowran Beach

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

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Crime near Dundowran Beach

Dundowran Beach sits in the Hervey Bay police division, which recorded 6,883 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 6,883 total. Figures are for the whole Hervey Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Dundowran Beach

PrimaryYarrilee SS
JuniorHervey Bay SHS
SeniorHervey Bay SHS

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

Who lives in Dundowran Beach

At the 2021 Census, 21% of Dundowran Beach’s 2,299 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English48.7%
Australian37.3%
Scottish11.1%
Irish10.9%
German7.1%
Australian Aboriginal3%

Top countries of birth

England7.6%
New Zealand3.6%
South Africa1.2%
Germany1%
Scotland0.7%
Netherlands0.5%

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

Development near Dundowran Beach

Fraser Coast council approved 1,618 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,618
Dwellings/yr
1,401
Houses
217
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Dundowran Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Dundowran Beach address:

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.