Hamilton Plains flood & bushfire risk

Of Hamilton Plains’s 79 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 2.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Hamilton Plains’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 Hamilton Plains address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
2.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
79
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Hamilton Plains

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

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Crime near Hamilton Plains

Hamilton Plains sits in the Proserpine police division, which recorded 1,506 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,506 total. Figures are for the whole Proserpine police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Hamilton Plains

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

Who lives in Hamilton Plains

At the 2021 Census, 3.8% of Hamilton Plains’s 80 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian42.5%
English36.2%
Irish20%
Australian Aboriginal6.2%
Italian6.2%
Scottish6.2%

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

Development near Hamilton Plains

Whitsunday council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

171
Dwellings/yr
159
Houses
12
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Hamilton Plains). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.