Jarra Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Jarra Creek’s 173 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 30.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Jarra Creek’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 Jarra Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Jarra Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Jarra Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Jarra Creek
Jarra Creek sits in the Tully police division, which recorded 779 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 779 total. Figures are for the whole Tully police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Jarra Creek
Jarra Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Jarra Creek
At the 2021 Census, 8.6% of Jarra Creek’s 105 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 Jarra Creek
Cassowary Coast council approved 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cassowary Coast council area (not just Jarra Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 122 Tea Plantation Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 13 Freney Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 1566 Syndicate Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 191 Scougall Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 252 Travelling Dairy Creek Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 315 Mullins Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 49 Scanlan Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
- 88 Davis Road, Jarra Creek QLD 4854
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cassowary Coast
Compare Jarra Creek 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.