Prairie flood & bushfire risk

Of Prairie’s 295 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 58.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Prairie’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
58.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
295
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Prairie

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

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Crime near Prairie

Prairie sits in the Hughenden police division, which recorded 238 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 238 total. Figures are for the whole Hughenden police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Prairie

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

Who lives in Prairie

At the 2021 Census, 4.3% of Prairie’s 116 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian43.1%
English42.2%
Scottish9.5%
German7.8%
Irish7.8%
Italian4.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.3%

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

Other suburbs in Flinders (Qld)

Compare Prairie 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.