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Morayfield flood & bushfire risk

Of Morayfield’s 18,766 mapped properties, 15.9% are in a mapped flood area and 27.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.

15.9%
In a flood area
27.9%
In a bushfire area
18,766
Mapped properties

Crime near Morayfield

Morayfield sits in the Burpengary police division, which recorded 4,902 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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231
Break-ins
114
Vehicle theft
1,348
Other theft
324
Property damage
140
Fraud
42
Handling stolen goods
367
Assault
127
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
86
Other against the person
2
Homicide
2,106
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,902 total. Figures are for the whole Burpengary police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Morayfield

Morayfield is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential59.9% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: Urban neighbourhood

Future urban19.7% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: Transition

Rural residential10.9% of properties

Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.

Zone:

School catchments in Morayfield

PrimaryBurpengary Meadows SS · Burpengary SS · Caboolture SS · Minimbah SS · Morayfield East SS · Morayfield SS · Narangba Valley SS
JuniorBurpengary State Secondary College · Morayfield SHS · Narangba Valley SHS
SeniorBurpengary State Secondary College · Morayfield SHS · Narangba Valley SHS

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

Who lives in Morayfield

At the 2021 Census, 17.1% of Morayfield’s 24,898 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%
Australian40.7%
Scottish9.4%
Irish8.7%
German6.3%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.8%
England3.6%
Philippines1%
South Africa0.7%
Taiwan0.6%
South Korea0.4%

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

Development near Morayfield

Moreton Bay council approved 6,260 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

6,260
Dwellings/yr
4,367
Houses
1,893
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just Morayfield). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Morayfield address:

Nearby suburbs

Caboolture South · 75.7% floodUpper Caboolture · 23.3% floodBellmere · 83.4% floodBurpengary · 31.5% floodLilywood · 13.3% floodCaboolture · 52.3% flood

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.