Hideaway Bay flood & bushfire risk
Of Hideaway Bay’s 424 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 67.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Hideaway Bay’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Hideaway Bay address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Hideaway Bay
Flood and bushfire areas across Hideaway Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Hideaway Bay
Hideaway Bay sits in the Proserpine police division, which recorded 1,506 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
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 Hideaway Bay
Hideaway Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Hideaway Bay
At the 2021 Census, 14.7% of Hideaway Bay’s 232 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 Hideaway Bay
Whitsunday council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Hideaway Bay). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Saddleback Road, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 13 Henning Crescent, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 1 Rattray Avenue, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 27 Arkhurst Road, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 34 Roseric Crescent, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 414 Hydeaway Bay Drive, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 5 Gumbrell Court, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
- 6 Armit Court, Hideaway Bay QLD 4800
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Whitsunday
Compare Hideaway Bay 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.