Kalkie flood & bushfire risk

Of Kalkie’s 1,564 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Kalkie’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 Kalkie address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
1.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,564
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Kalkie

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

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Crime near Kalkie

Kalkie sits in the Bundaberg police division, which recorded 8,324 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 8,324 total. Figures are for the whole Bundaberg police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Kalkie

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

Who lives in Kalkie

At the 2021 Census, 12.9% of Kalkie’s 2,968 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.8%
English41.6%
Scottish10.5%
Irish9.2%
German9.1%
Italian3.5%

Top countries of birth

England2%
India1.4%
New Zealand1.2%
South Africa1.1%
Philippines0.9%
Vietnam0.5%

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

Development near Kalkie

Bundaberg council approved 1,097 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,097
Dwellings/yr
883
Houses
214
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Kalkie). 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.