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Riverhills flood & bushfire risk

Of Riverhills’s 1,859 mapped properties, 49.5% are in a mapped flood area and 1.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

49.5%
In a flood area
1.6%
In a bushfire area
1,859
Mapped properties

Crime near Riverhills

Riverhills sits in the Mount Ommaney police division, which recorded 6,051 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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268
Break-ins
122
Vehicle theft
1,827
Other theft
227
Property damage
133
Fraud
32
Handling stolen goods
521
Assault
81
Sexual offences
15
Robbery
52
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,773
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,051 total. Figures are for the whole Mount Ommaney police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Riverhills

Riverhills is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential96.6% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Residential1.2% of properties

General residential — standard housing; allowable density varies by precinct.

Zone: NC - Neighbourhood centre

Residential1% of properties

Low–medium density residential — a mix of houses, townhouses and small unit blocks.

Zone: LMR2 - Low-medium density residential (2 or 3 storey mix)

School catchments in Riverhills

PrimaryMiddle Park SS
JuniorCentenary SHS
SeniorCentenary SHS

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

Who lives in Riverhills

At the 2021 Census, 30.4% of Riverhills’s 4,121 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English37.8%
Australian30.8%
Scottish12%
Irish11.3%
German6.1%
Chinese3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.1%
England4.1%
South Africa2.1%
Vietnam1.5%
Iran1.4%
India1.4%

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

Development near Riverhills

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Riverhills). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Riverhills address:

Nearby suburbs

Middle Park · 25.2% floodWestlake · 54.2% floodJamboree Heights · 14% floodSumner · 60.5% floodPinjarra Hills · 19.2% floodMount Ommaney · 26.4% flood

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.