Palm Island flood & bushfire risk
Of Palm Island’s 1,388 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 73.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Palm Island’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 Palm Island address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Palm Island
Flood and bushfire areas across Palm Island. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Palm Island
Palm Island sits in the Palm Island police division, which recorded 1,425 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,425 total. Figures are for the whole Palm Island police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Palm Island
Palm Island can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Palm Island
At the 2021 Census, 2.3% of Palm Island’s 2,138 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.
- 1/145 Boulder Court, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 1170 Wallaby Point Road, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 185 Pryor Street, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 2/75B Mango Avenue, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 351 Babinda Street, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 441 Haines Road, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 4A Sundowner Ridge Road, Palm Island QLD 4816
- 4 Waanyi Crescent, Palm Island QLD 4816
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.