Is Forest Creek flood prone?

13.9% of mapped properties in Forest Creek fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Forest Creek in a bushfire zone?

33.6% of mapped properties in Forest Creek fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

Which schools is Forest Creek in the catchment for?

Forest Creek falls within these school catchments: Alexandra Bay SS, Daintree SS, Mossman SHS.

What is the cultural makeup of Forest Creek?

At the 2021 Census 25% of Forest Creek residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (30.1%), Australian (26.5%), Irish (11%).

How much new development is there near Forest Creek?

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings (37 houses, 6 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Forest Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Forest Creek’s 274 mapped properties, 13.9% are in a mapped flood area and 33.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Forest Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

13.9%

Of properties in a flood area

33.6%

Of properties in a bushfire area

274

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Forest Creek

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

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Crime near Forest Creek

Forest Creek sits in the Mossman police division, which recorded 969 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 969 total. Figures are for the whole Mossman police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Forest Creek

PrimaryAlexandra Bay SS · Daintree SS

JuniorMossman SHS

SeniorMossman SHS

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

Who lives in Forest Creek

At the 2021 Census, 25% of Forest Creek’s 136 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English30.1%

Australian26.5%

Irish11%

Scottish7.4%

Australian Aboriginal5.9%

Filipino5.1%

Top countries of birth

England6.6%

Germany2.9%

New Zealand2.9%

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

Development near Forest Creek

Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Dwellings/yr

Houses

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Douglas council area (not just Forest Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Forest Creek address:

Nearby suburbs

Lower Daintree · 70.3% flood Diwan · 31.4% flood Cow Bay · 16.6% flood Kimberley · 60.2% flood Daintree · 82.1% flood Upper Daintree · 84.2% flood

Other suburbs in Douglas

Compare Forest Creek 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.