Port Douglas flood & bushfire risk
Of Port Douglas’s 6,976 mapped properties, 87.8% are in a mapped flood area and 22% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Port Douglas’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 Port Douglas address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Port Douglas
Flood and bushfire areas across Port Douglas. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Port Douglas
Port Douglas sits in the Port Douglas police division, which recorded 465 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 465 total. Figures are for the whole Port Douglas police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Port Douglas
Port Douglas can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Port Douglas
At the 2021 Census, 31.9% of Port Douglas’s 3,650 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 Port Douglas
Douglas council approved 43 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Douglas council area (not just Port Douglas). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 15/15-31 Pandanus Way, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 16 Ribbon Avenue, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 1/9-13 Esplanade, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 21 Seabrook Avenue, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 3/23 Coral Drive, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 6188 Captain Cook Highway, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 6/1 Blake Street, Port Douglas QLD 4877
- 7 Little Reef Street, Port Douglas QLD 4877
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Douglas
Compare Port Douglas 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.