Maaroom flood & bushfire risk

Of Maaroom’s 255 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 51.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Maaroom’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 Maaroom address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
51.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
255
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Maaroom

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

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Crime near Maaroom

Maaroom sits in the Maryborough police division, which recorded 5,202 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 5,202 total. Figures are for the whole Maryborough police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Maaroom

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

Who lives in Maaroom

At the 2021 Census, 13.4% of Maaroom’s 247 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50.6%
Australian24.7%
Scottish17%
Irish16.2%
German12.6%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.1%
England4.5%
South Africa1.6%
Zimbabwe1.2%

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

Development near Maaroom

Fraser Coast council approved 1,618 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,618
Dwellings/yr
1,401
Houses
217
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Maaroom). 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.