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Rossville flood & bushfire risk

Of Rossville’s 250 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 94.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Rossville’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 Rossville address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

2.8%
Of properties in a flood area
94.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
250
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Rossville

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

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Crime near Rossville

Rossville sits in the Cooktown police division, which recorded 778 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 778 total. Figures are for the whole Cooktown police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Rossville

PrimaryBloomfield River SS · Cooktown SS · Rossville SS
JuniorCooktown SS
SeniorCooktown SS

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

Who lives in Rossville

At the 2021 Census, 19.8% of Rossville’s 253 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English35.2%
Australian31.2%
Irish9.5%
Scottish7.1%
Australian Aboriginal5.9%
German4.7%

Top countries of birth

England7.1%
Singapore3.6%
New Zealand3.2%
Germany1.6%
Philippines1.2%

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

Development near Rossville

Cook council approved 27 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
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Houses
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Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cook council area (not just Rossville). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Other suburbs in Cook

Compare Rossville with the rest of the council area, largest first.

CooktownMission RiverBloomfieldMapoonCoenLakelandLauraPalmerIron Range

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.