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Rochedale flood & bushfire risk

Of Rochedale’s 4,724 mapped properties, 1.7% are in a mapped flood area and 20.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

1.7%
In a flood area
20.8%
In a bushfire area
4,724
Mapped properties

Crime near Rochedale

Rochedale sits in the Upper Mount Gravatt police division, which recorded 9,389 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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688
Break-ins
364
Vehicle theft
3,685
Other theft
483
Property damage
348
Fraud
92
Handling stolen goods
488
Assault
87
Sexual offences
78
Robbery
96
Other against the person
2
Homicide
2,978
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,389 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Mount Gravatt police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Rochedale

Rochedale is mostly future urban. The most common zones:

Future urban65% of properties

Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.

Zone: EC - Emerging community

Environmental15.8% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: EM - Environmental management

Residential12% of properties

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

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

School catchments in Rochedale

PrimaryEight Mile Plains SS · Mackenzie State Primary School · Rochedale South SS · Rochedale SS
JuniorMansfield SHS · Rochedale SHS
SeniorMansfield SHS · Rochedale SHS

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

Who lives in Rochedale

At the 2021 Census, 57.7% of Rochedale’s 7,633 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Chinese41%
English15.2%
Australian12.3%
Indian8.7%
Korean5.5%
Irish3.6%

Top countries of birth

China19.7%
India4.8%
South Korea4.2%
Taiwan4%
Hong Kong3.4%
Malaysia2.9%

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

Development near Rochedale

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 Rochedale). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Eight Mile Plains · 3.1% floodWishart · 3.1% floodRochedale South · 2.6% floodUnderwood · 9.8% floodKuraby · 1.6% floodUpper Mount Gravatt · 2.8% 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.