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Fairy Bower flood & bushfire risk

Of Fairy Bower’s 162 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 24.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Fairy Bower’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 Fairy Bower address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
24.7%
Of properties in a bushfire area
162
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Fairy Bower

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

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Crime near Fairy Bower

Fairy Bower sits in the Gracemere police division, which recorded 1,899 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,899 total. Figures are for the whole Gracemere police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Fairy Bower

PrimaryGracemere SS · Port Curtis Road SS
JuniorRockhampton SHS
SeniorRockhampton SHS

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

Who lives in Fairy Bower

At the 2021 Census, 1% of Fairy Bower’s 99 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian60.6%
English37.4%
Irish15.2%
Scottish8.1%
German5.1%
Australian Aboriginal4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3%

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

Development near Fairy Bower

Rockhampton council approved 330 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

330
Dwellings/yr
248
Houses
82
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Rockhampton council area (not just Fairy Bower). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Fairy Bower 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.