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Mount Kelly flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Kelly’s 225 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 25.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Kelly’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 Mount Kelly address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
25.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
225
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Kelly

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

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Crime near Mount Kelly

Mount Kelly sits in the Ayr police division, which recorded 1,600 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 1,600 total. Figures are for the whole Ayr police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Kelly

PrimaryAirville SS
JuniorAyr SHS · Home Hill SHS
SeniorAyr SHS · Home Hill SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Kelly

At the 2021 Census, 1.4% of Mount Kelly’s 291 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.6%
Italian30.2%
English26.8%
Scottish10.7%
German5.8%
Irish5.2%

Top countries of birth

Italy1%

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

Development near Mount Kelly

Burdekin council approved 24 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

24
Dwellings/yr
20
Houses
4
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Burdekin council area (not just Mount Kelly). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Mount Kelly 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.