Federal flood & bushfire risk

Of Federal’s 265 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Federal’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Federal address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
0.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
265
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Federal

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

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Crime near Federal

Federal sits in the Pomona police division, which recorded 480 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 480 total. Figures are for the whole Pomona police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Federal

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

Who lives in Federal

At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Federal’s 365 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.3%
Australian45.5%
Irish10.4%
Scottish6.6%
German6.3%
Australian Aboriginal3.8%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.8%
England3.3%
Germany0.8%

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

Development near Federal

Noosa council approved 244 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

244
Dwellings/yr
149
Houses
95
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Noosa council area (not just Federal). 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.