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Lake Eacham flood & bushfire risk

Of Lake Eacham’s 388 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Lake Eacham’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 Lake Eacham address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
388
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Lake Eacham

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

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Crime near Lake Eacham

Lake Eacham sits in the Yungaburra police division, which recorded 109 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 109 total. Figures are for the whole Yungaburra police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Lake Eacham

PrimaryButchers Creek SS · Malanda SS · Yungaburra SS
JuniorMalanda SHS
SeniorMalanda SHS

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

Who lives in Lake Eacham

At the 2021 Census, 16.3% of Lake Eacham’s 459 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50.5%
Australian32.5%
Irish16.6%
Scottish11.1%
German6.8%
Australian Aboriginal3.3%

Top countries of birth

England5.9%
New Zealand2.6%
PNG2%
Germany1.7%
Italy1.1%
Netherlands1.1%

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

Development near Lake Eacham

Tablelands council approved 193 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

193
Dwellings/yr
165
Houses
28
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tablelands council area (not just Lake Eacham). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Lake Eacham address:

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.