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Masig Island bushfire risk

Of Masig Island’s 234 mapped properties, 0% are in a mapped flood area and 1.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Masig Island’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Masig Island address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

0%
Of properties in a flood area
1.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
234
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Masig Island

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

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Crime near Masig Island

Masig Island sits in the Thursday Island police division, which recorded 764 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 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 Masig Island

PrimaryTagai State College - Yorke Island Campus

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

Who lives in Masig Island

At the 2021 Census, 5.3% of Masig Island’s 283 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian Aboriginal24.4%
English2.8%
Filipino2.5%
Scottish2.1%
Australian1.1%

Top countries of birth

PNG2.8%

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

Development near Masig Island

Torres Strait Island council approved 8 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Torres Strait Island council area (not just Masig Island). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Masig Island address:

Other suburbs in Torres Strait Island

Compare Masig Island with the rest of the council area, largest first.

Moa IslandBadu IslandErub IslandWarraber IsletIama IslandKeriri IslandPoruma IslandSaibai IslandMer IslandMabuiag IslandBoigu IslandDauan Island

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.