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Sarina Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Sarina Beach’s 418 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 39.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Sarina 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 Sarina Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
39.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
418
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Sarina Beach

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

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Crime near Sarina Beach

Sarina Beach sits in the Sarina police division, which recorded 1,171 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 1,171 total. Figures are for the whole Sarina police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Sarina Beach

PrimaryAlligator Creek SS · Sarina SS
JuniorSarina SHS
SeniorSarina SHS

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

Who lives in Sarina Beach

At the 2021 Census, 7.1% of Sarina Beach’s 661 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian44.8%
English38.4%
Irish11.2%
Scottish9.4%
German7.3%
Australian Aboriginal3.2%

Top countries of birth

England2%
New Zealand1.7%
South Africa0.9%
Philippines0.8%
Thailand0.5%
Zimbabwe0.5%

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

Development near Sarina Beach

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604
Dwellings/yr
536
Houses
68
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Sarina Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Sarina 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.