Fraser Island bushfire risk
Of Fraser Island’s 444 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 80.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Fraser Island’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 Fraser Island address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Fraser Island
Flood and bushfire areas across Fraser Island. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Fraser Island
Fraser Island sits in the Kgari police division, which recorded 52 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 52 total. Figures are for the whole Kgari police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Who lives in Fraser Island
At the 2021 Census, 24.3% of Fraser Island’s 152 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 Fraser Island
Fraser Coast council approved 1,618 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Fraser Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 17 Postan Street, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 1 Ngkala Road, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 20 Stirling Castle Drive, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 4 Kingfisher Bay, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 511 Joseph Banks Crescent, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 5/ Kingfisher Bay Village, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 5 Warry Street, Fraser Island QLD 4581
- 6 Orchid Court, Fraser Island QLD 4581
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Fraser Coast
Compare Fraser Island 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.