Is Murrumba Downs flood prone?

13.5% of mapped properties in Murrumba Downs fall within a mapped flood area.

Is Murrumba Downs in a bushfire zone?

4.1% of mapped properties in Murrumba Downs fall within a mapped bushfire hazard area.

What is the zoning in Murrumba Downs?

Murrumba Downs is mostly residential (most common zone: Urban neighbourhood).

Which schools is Murrumba Downs in the catchment for?

Murrumba Downs falls within these school catchments: Kallangur SS, Undurba SS, Mango Hill State Secondary College, Murrumba State Secondary College.

What is the cultural makeup of Murrumba Downs?

At the 2021 Census 23.2% of Murrumba Downs residents were born overseas. The most common ancestries were English (41.7%), Australian (37.1%), Scottish (10.5%).

How much new development is there near Murrumba Downs?

Moreton Bay council approved 6,636 new dwellings (4,601 houses, 2,035 units) in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Murrumba Downs flood & bushfire risk

Of Murrumba Downs’s 5,641 mapped properties, 13.5% are in a mapped flood area and 4.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Murrumba Downs’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Murrumba Downs address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

13.5%

Of properties in a flood area

4.1%

Of properties in a bushfire area

5,641

Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Murrumba Downs

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

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Crime near Murrumba Downs

Murrumba Downs sits in the Mango Hill North Lakes police division, which recorded 4,392 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,392 total. Figures are for the whole Mango Hill North Lakes police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Murrumba Downs

Murrumba Downs is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96.2% of properties

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

Zone: Urban neighbourhood

Open space1.9% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Sport and recreation

Community1.2% of properties

Community facilities — schools, hospitals, and civic or community uses.

Zone: Utilities

School catchments in Murrumba Downs

PrimaryKallangur SS · Undurba SS

JuniorMango Hill State Secondary College · Murrumba State Secondary College

SeniorMango Hill State Secondary College · Murrumba State Secondary College

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

Who lives in Murrumba Downs

At the 2021 Census, 23.2% of Murrumba Downs’s 10,795 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English41.7%

Australian37.1%

Scottish10.5%

Irish10.2%

German5.9%

Indian2.8%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand5.1%

England4.8%

South Africa1.8%

India1.7%

Philippines1.1%

Fiji0.8%

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

Development near Murrumba Downs

Moreton Bay council approved 6,636 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

6,636

Dwellings/yr

4,601

Houses

2,035

Units

New dwellings approved across the whole Moreton Bay council area (not just Murrumba Downs). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Murrumba Downs address:

Nearby suburbs

Griffin · 45.6% flood Kallangur · 8.1% flood Mango Hill · 19.9% flood Lawnton · 51.4% flood Strathpine · 55.8% flood Petrie · 13.9% flood

Other suburbs in Moreton Bay

Compare Murrumba Downs 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.