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Karana Downs flood & bushfire risk

Of Karana Downs’s 1,963 mapped properties, 42.2% are in a mapped flood area and 20.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

42.2%
In a flood area
20.1%
In a bushfire area
1,963
Mapped properties

Crime near Karana Downs

Karana Downs sits in the Karana Downs police division, which recorded 2,677 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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114
Break-ins
75
Vehicle theft
629
Other theft
216
Property damage
103
Fraud
19
Handling stolen goods
329
Assault
135
Sexual offences
10
Robbery
80
Other against the person
1
Homicide
966
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,677 total. Figures are for the whole Karana Downs police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Karana Downs

Karana Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential59.8% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Rural residential34.8% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone: RR - Rural residential

Open space2% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS2 - Open space (District)

School catchments in Karana Downs

PrimaryMount Crosby SS
JuniorIpswich SHS
SeniorIpswich SHS

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

Who lives in Karana Downs

At the 2021 Census, 22.7% of Karana Downs’s 3,800 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.6%
Australian36.8%
Scottish13.8%
Irish13.6%
German8.6%
Dutch3.3%

Top countries of birth

England6.7%
New Zealand4.1%
South Africa2.8%
United States0.8%
Germany0.7%
Scotland0.6%

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

Development near Karana Downs

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Karana Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Karana Downs address:

Nearby suburbs

Karalee · 18.9% floodMount Crosby · 8% floodBarellan Point · 34% floodChuwar · 3.1% floodAnstead · 23.8% floodNorth Tivoli · 9.5% flood

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.