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Kuraby flood & bushfire risk

Of Kuraby’s 3,492 mapped properties, 1.6% are in a mapped flood area and 21.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

1.6%
In a flood area
21.7%
In a bushfire area
3,492
Mapped properties

Crime near Kuraby

Kuraby sits in the Acacia Ridge police division, which recorded 4,209 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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379
Break-ins
266
Vehicle theft
1,261
Other theft
289
Property damage
178
Fraud
40
Handling stolen goods
337
Assault
77
Sexual offences
30
Robbery
51
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,301
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,209 total. Figures are for the whole Acacia Ridge police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Kuraby

Kuraby is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential88.2% of properties

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

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Future urban4.7% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

Residential2.8% of properties

Low–medium density residential — a mix of houses, townhouses and small unit blocks.

Zone: LMR2 - Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)

School catchments in Kuraby

PrimaryEight Mile Plains SS · Kuraby SS · Runcorn Heights SS · Woodridge North SS
JuniorRochedale SHS · Runcorn SHS · Springwood SHS
SeniorRochedale SHS · Runcorn SHS · Springwood SHS

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

Who lives in Kuraby

At the 2021 Census, 51.6% of Kuraby’s 8,737 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese16.3%
English15%
Australian14.5%
Indian12.2%
Irish3.5%
Scottish3.2%

Top countries of birth

India6.2%
China5.2%
Pakistan4.7%
South Africa3.3%
New Zealand2.6%
Taiwan2.5%

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

Development near Kuraby

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 Kuraby). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Kuraby address:

Nearby suburbs

Underwood · 9.8% floodKarawatha · 2.3% floodRuncorn · 2.9% floodWoodridge · 4.3% floodEight Mile Plains · 3.1% floodStretton · 2.4% 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.