Mabuiag Island bushfire risk
Of Mabuiag Island’s 92 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 33.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mabuiag Island’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Mabuiag Island address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mabuiag Island
Flood and bushfire areas across Mabuiag Island. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mabuiag Island
Mabuiag Island sits in the Thursday Island police division, which recorded 764 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 764 total. Figures are for the whole Thursday Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Mabuiag Island
Mabuiag Island can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mabuiag Island
At the 2021 Census, 0.4% of Mabuiag Island’s 253 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mabuiag Island
Torres Strait Island council approved 8 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Torres Strait Island council area (not just Mabuiag Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Torres Strait Island
Compare Mabuiag Island with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.