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Forest Lake flood & bushfire risk

Of Forest Lake’s 10,047 mapped properties, 1% are in a mapped flood area and 16.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

1%
In a flood area
16.5%
In a bushfire area
10,047
Mapped properties

Crime near Forest Lake

Forest Lake sits in the Inala police division, which recorded 7,820 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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533
Break-ins
405
Vehicle theft
2,456
Other theft
510
Property damage
277
Fraud
75
Handling stolen goods
663
Assault
129
Sexual offences
43
Robbery
151
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,578
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,820 total. Figures are for the whole Inala police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Forest Lake

Forest Lake is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential90.9% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Open space3.2% of properties

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

Zone: OS - Open space

Other2.6% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: DC1 - District

School catchments in Forest Lake

PrimaryForest Lake SS · Grand Avenue SS · Pallara SS · Richlands East SS · Serviceton South SS
JuniorForest Lake SHS · Glenala SHS
SeniorForest Lake SHS · Glenala SHS

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

Who lives in Forest Lake

At the 2021 Census, 38.7% of Forest Lake’s 22,676 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English30.5%
Australian25.8%
Scottish8.3%
Vietnamese8%
Irish7.7%
Chinese4.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.2%
Vietnam5.3%
England3.7%
India3.6%
China1.7%
Sri Lanka1.6%

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

Development near Forest Lake

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Forest Lake). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Ellen Grove · 2.4% floodDoolandella · 2.5% floodHeathwood · 0.6% floodInala · 1.8% floodRichlands · 1.3% floodCarole Park · 2% 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.