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Holloways Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Holloways Beach’s 1,647 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 22.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Holloways Beach’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 Holloways Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
22.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,647
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Holloways Beach

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

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Crime near Holloways Beach

Holloways Beach sits in the Smithfield police division, which recorded 3,246 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 3,246 total. Figures are for the whole Smithfield police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Holloways Beach

PrimaryCaravonica SS · Machans Beach SS
JuniorCairns SHS · Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield SHS
SeniorCairns SHS · Tropical North Learning Academy - Smithfield SHS

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

Who lives in Holloways Beach

At the 2021 Census, 23.7% of Holloways Beach’s 2,398 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English38.7%
Australian29.7%
Irish14.4%
Scottish12.8%
German6.4%
Australian Aboriginal4.5%

Top countries of birth

England6.3%
New Zealand4.2%
Germany1.3%
PNG1.1%
Japan1%
Netherlands0.8%

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

Development near Holloways Beach

Cairns council approved 1,344 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,344
Dwellings/yr
697
Houses
647
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just Holloways Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Holloways Beach address:

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.