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Hope Vale flood & bushfire risk

Of Hope Vale’s 696 mapped properties, 5.9% are in a mapped flood area and 37.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Hope Vale’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 Hope Vale address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

5.9%
Of properties in a flood area
37.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
696
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Hope Vale

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

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Crime near Hope Vale

Hope Vale sits in the Hope Vale police division, which recorded 539 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 539 total. Figures are for the whole Hope Vale police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Hope Vale

PrimaryCooktown SS · Hopevale Campus of CYAAA
JuniorCooktown SS
SeniorCooktown SS

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

Who lives in Hope Vale

At the 2021 Census, 1.5% of Hope Vale’s 1,004 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian Aboriginal85.9%
Australian5.8%
English5%
German1.3%
Irish1%
Scottish0.8%

Top countries of birth

England0.7%
Fiji0.4%
Philippines0.4%

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

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Hope Vale 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.