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Mount Morgan flood & bushfire risk

Of Mount Morgan’s 2,086 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 43.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Mount Morgan’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 Morgan address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
43.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,086
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Mount Morgan

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

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Crime near Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan sits in the Mount Morgan police division, which recorded 806 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 806 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Morgan police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Mount Morgan

PrimaryMount Morgan Central SS
JuniorMount Morgan SHS
SeniorMount Morgan SHS

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

Who lives in Mount Morgan

At the 2021 Census, 7.7% of Mount Morgan’s 2,018 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.1%
Australian39%
Australian Aboriginal14.9%
Irish10.7%
Scottish8.2%
German4.8%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.5%
England1.8%
Philippines0.8%
Germany0.7%
Netherlands0.3%
South Africa0.3%

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

Development near Mount Morgan

Rockhampton council approved 330 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

330
Dwellings/yr
248
Houses
82
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Rockhampton council area (not just Mount Morgan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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