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Rainbow Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Rainbow Beach’s 1,695 mapped properties, 29.1% are in a mapped flood area and 68.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

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

Check a specific Rainbow Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

29.1%
Of properties in a flood area
68.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,695
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rainbow Beach

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

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Crime near Rainbow Beach

Rainbow Beach sits in the Tin Can Bay police division, which recorded 388 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 388 total. Figures are for the whole Tin Can Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Rainbow Beach

PrimaryRainbow Beach SS
JuniorTin Can Bay SS

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

Who lives in Rainbow Beach

At the 2021 Census, 14.6% of Rainbow Beach’s 1,220 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.6%
Australian36.1%
Irish12.3%
Scottish11.5%
German8.4%
Australian Aboriginal2%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand2.5%
South Africa1.3%
Germany0.9%
Canada0.7%
France0.7%

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

Development near Rainbow Beach

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Rainbow Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Rainbow Beach 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.