East Innisfail flood & bushfire risk

Of East Innisfail’s 1,050 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 15.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, East Innisfail’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific East Innisfail address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
15.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,050
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in East Innisfail

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

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Crime near East Innisfail

East Innisfail sits in the Innisfail police division, which recorded 2,494 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 2,494 total. Figures are for the whole Innisfail police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in East Innisfail

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

Who lives in East Innisfail

At the 2021 Census, 14.1% of East Innisfail’s 1,757 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English29.9%
Australian28.1%
Australian Aboriginal20.7%
Irish11.8%
Scottish7.9%
Italian7.5%

Top countries of birth

India2.8%
Philippines1.3%
New Zealand1.2%
England1.1%
Thailand0.6%
United States0.5%

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

Development near East Innisfail

Cassowary Coast council approved 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

183
Dwellings/yr
134
Houses
49
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cassowary Coast council area (not just East Innisfail). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.