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O'Connell flood & bushfire risk

Of O'Connell’s 221 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 95% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, O'Connell’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 O'Connell address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
95%
Of properties in a bushfire area
221
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in O'Connell

Flood and bushfire areas across O'Connell. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near O'Connell

O'Connell sits in the Gladstone police division, which recorded 6,427 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 6,427 total. Figures are for the whole Gladstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in O'Connell

PrimaryBenaraby SS · Gladstone South SS · Kin Kora SS
JuniorToolooa SHS
SeniorToolooa SHS

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

Who lives in O'Connell

At the 2021 Census, 8.8% of O'Connell’s 399 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian40.6%
English36.1%
Irish10%
Scottish10%
German4.5%
Italian4%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.8%
England2.3%
Germany1.3%
Scotland0.8%
South Africa0.8%

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

Development near O'Connell

Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

238
Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just O'Connell). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific O'Connell 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.