Mount Low flood & bushfire risk
Of Mount Low’s 2,342 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 3.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Mount Low’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 Mount Low address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Mount Low
Flood and bushfire areas across Mount Low. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Mount Low
Mount Low sits in the Deeragun police division, which recorded 3,099 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,099 total. Figures are for the whole Deeragun police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Mount Low
Mount Low is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low Density Residential
Rural residential — acreage-style homes on large lots; semi-rural living.
Zone: RR - Rural Residential
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: EC - Emerging Community
School catchments in Mount Low
Mount Low can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Mount Low
At the 2021 Census, 8.7% of Mount Low’s 5,488 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Mount Low
Townsville council approved 1,151 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Townsville council area (not just Mount Low). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Orangeberry Circuit, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 16 Waikiki Terrace, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 21 Eloise Street, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 2 Blackthorn Street, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 2 Ironwood Way, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 49 Barramundi Circuit, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 5 Smugglers Cove, Mount Low QLD 4818
- 6 Henderson Street, Mount Low QLD 4818
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Townsville
Compare Mount Low with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.