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Mount Mellum flood risk

Of Mount Mellum’s 205 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Mellum’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 Mellum address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
205
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Mellum

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

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Crime near Mount Mellum

Mount Mellum sits in the Beerwah police division, which recorded 2,030 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 2,030 total. Figures are for the whole Beerwah police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Mellum

PrimaryBeerwah SS · Landsborough SS
JuniorBeerwah SHS · Maleny SHS
SeniorBeerwah SHS · Maleny SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Mellum

At the 2021 Census, 23.9% of Mount Mellum’s 457 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English52.1%
Australian30.4%
Irish16.4%
Scottish12.5%
German9.4%
Australian Aboriginal4.4%

Top countries of birth

England8.1%
New Zealand2.6%
Ireland1.3%
South Korea1.3%
Germany1.1%
Netherlands0.9%

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

Development near Mount Mellum

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
02,5005,0002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Mount Mellum). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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