Mission Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Mission Beach’s 1,520 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 18.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mission Beach’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
18.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,520
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mission Beach

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

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Crime near Mission Beach

Mission Beach sits in the Mission Beach police division, which recorded 197 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 197 total. Figures are for the whole Mission Beach police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mission Beach

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

Who lives in Mission Beach

At the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Mission Beach’s 1,014 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.9%
Australian35.4%
Irish13.1%
Scottish11.9%
German5.6%
Italian3.2%

Top countries of birth

England6.6%
New Zealand2.7%
PNG1.2%
Philippines0.9%
Ireland0.7%
India0.5%

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

Development near Mission Beach

Cassowary Coast council approved 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

183
Dwellings/yr
134
Houses
49
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cassowary Coast council area (not just Mission Beach). 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.