Ooralea flood & bushfire risk
Of Ooralea’s 1,672 mapped properties, 61.1% are in a mapped flood area and 3.9% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Ooralea’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 Ooralea address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Ooralea
Flood and bushfire areas across Ooralea. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Ooralea
Ooralea sits in the Mackay police division, which recorded 9,931 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,931 total. Figures are for the whole Mackay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Ooralea
Ooralea can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Ooralea
At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Ooralea’s 3,691 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Ooralea
Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Ooralea). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mackay
Compare Ooralea 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.