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Nambour flood risk

Of Nambour’s 9,061 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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9,061
Mapped properties

Crime near Nambour

Nambour sits in the Nambour police division, which recorded 3,382 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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175
Break-ins
93
Vehicle theft
793
Other theft
270
Property damage
151
Fraud
28
Handling stolen goods
245
Assault
78
Sexual offences
17
Robbery
55
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,477
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,382 total. Figures are for the whole Nambour police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Nambour

PrimaryBurnside SS · Nambour State College - Junior School

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

Who lives in Nambour

At the 2021 Census, 17% of Nambour’s 12,145 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.5%
Australian38%
Irish12.5%
Scottish11.2%
German6.9%
Australian Aboriginal4.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.4%
New Zealand4.1%
Philippines1%
India0.7%
South Africa0.5%
Germany0.5%

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

Development near Nambour

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,480 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

3,480
Dwellings/yr
1,829
Houses
1,651
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just Nambour). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Nambour address:

Nearby suburbs

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.