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Machine Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Machine Creek’s 107 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 33.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Machine Creek’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 Machine Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
33.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
107
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Machine Creek

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

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Crime near Machine Creek

Machine Creek sits in the Mount Larcom police division, which recorded 230 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 230 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Larcom police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Machine Creek

PrimaryAmbrose SS · Mount Larcom SS
JuniorMount Larcom SS
SeniorGladstone SHS

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

Who lives in Machine Creek

At the 2021 Census, 6.9% of Machine Creek’s 131 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian51.9%
English50.4%
German13%
Irish5.3%
Scottish4.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand6.9%

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

Development near Machine Creek

Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

238
Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Machine Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Machine Creek 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.