Erub Island flood & bushfire report
Of Erub Island’s 220 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Erub Island’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Erub Island address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Crime near Erub Island
Erub Island sits in the Thursday Island police division, which recorded 764 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 764 total. Figures are for the whole Thursday Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Erub Island
Erub Island can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Erub Island
At the 2021 Census, 2.1% of Erub Island’s 326 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 Erub Island
Torres Strait Island council approved 8 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Torres Strait Island council area (not just Erub Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 106 Sadi Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 120 Magau Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 141 Greenhill Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 141 Isem Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 163 Banidun Hill, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 58A Seim Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 75 Medigee Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
- 96 Egrue Village, Erub Island QLD 4875
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Torres Strait Island
Compare Erub Island 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.