Monkland flood & bushfire risk

Of Monkland’s 792 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 3.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Monkland address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
3.9%
Of properties in a bushfire area
792
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Monkland

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

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Crime near Monkland

Monkland sits in the Gympie police division, which recorded 5,132 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 5,132 total. Figures are for the whole Gympie police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Monkland

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

Who lives in Monkland

At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of Monkland’s 1,135 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.7%
Australian42%
Scottish11.8%
Irish10.2%
German6.9%
Australian Aboriginal6.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.4%
England1.8%
Philippines1.2%
India0.7%
France0.5%
Netherlands0.4%

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

Development near Monkland

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Monkland). 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.