Kowanyama flood & bushfire risk
Of Kowanyama’s 670 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 27.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Kowanyama’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 Kowanyama address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Kowanyama
Flood and bushfire areas across Kowanyama. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Kowanyama
Kowanyama sits in the Kowanyama police division, which recorded 1,234 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,234 total. Figures are for the whole Kowanyama police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Kowanyama
Kowanyama can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Kowanyama
At the 2021 Census, 1.5% of Kowanyama’s 1,079 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.
- 129 Inatawngk Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 1/322 Inaruwel Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 200 Thangool Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 201 Thangedl Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 224 Yiryoront Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 288 Ogimburngk Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 295 Gilbert White Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
- 369 Kokoberra Street, Kowanyama QLD 4892
Nearby suburbs
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.