Fishery Falls flood & bushfire risk
Of Fishery Falls’s 168 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fishery Falls’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 Fishery Falls address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fishery Falls
Flood and bushfire areas across Fishery Falls. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fishery Falls
Fishery Falls sits in the Gordonvale police division, which recorded 1,214 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,214 total. Figures are for the whole Gordonvale police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Fishery Falls
Fishery Falls can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Fishery Falls
At the 2021 Census, 10.7% of Fishery Falls’s 205 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 Fishery Falls
Cairns council approved 1,344 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just Fishery Falls). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare Fishery Falls 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.