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Ferny Hills flood & bushfire risk

Of Ferny Hills’s 3,713 mapped properties, 4.9% are in a mapped flood area and 26.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4.9%
In a flood area
26.5%
In a bushfire area
3,713
Mapped properties

Crime near Ferny Hills

Ferny Hills sits in the Ferny Grove police division, which recorded 4,135 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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205
Break-ins
102
Vehicle theft
1,143
Other theft
291
Property damage
162
Fraud
40
Handling stolen goods
344
Assault
92
Sexual offences
18
Robbery
102
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,636
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,135 total. Figures are for the whole Ferny Grove police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Ferny Hills

Ferny Hills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential95.8% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Suburban neighbourhood

Open space2.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Sport and recreation

Rural residential1% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone:

School catchments in Ferny Hills

PrimaryFerny Grove SS · Ferny Hills SS · Patricks Road SS
JuniorFerny Grove SHS
SeniorFerny Grove SHS

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

Who lives in Ferny Hills

At the 2021 Census, 15.9% of Ferny Hills’s 8,726 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.8%
Australian40.7%
Irish15.3%
Scottish14.2%
German7.6%
Italian3%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand2.8%
South Africa1.2%
Germany0.6%
Scotland0.6%
Ireland0.5%

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

Development near Ferny Hills

Moreton Bay council approved 6,260 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,260
Dwellings/yr
4,367
Houses
1,893
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just Ferny Hills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Ferny Hills address:

Nearby suburbs

Arana Hills · 7% floodFerny Grove · 2.6% floodKeperra · 5.3% floodBunya · 23% floodEverton Hills · 8% floodUpper Kedron · 4.3% flood

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.