Rules Beach flood & bushfire risk
Of Rules Beach’s 144 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 59% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Rules Beach’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Rules Beach address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Rules Beach
Flood and bushfire areas across Rules Beach. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Rules Beach
Rules Beach sits in the Rosedale police division, which recorded 126 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 126 total. Figures are for the whole Rosedale police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Rules Beach
Rules Beach can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Rules Beach
At the 2021 Census, 17.9% of Rules Beach’s 56 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Rules Beach
Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Rules Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Gladstone
Compare Rules Beach 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.