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Scarness flood risk

Of Scarness’s 3,047 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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3,047
Mapped properties

Crime near Scarness

Scarness sits in the Hervey Bay police division, which recorded 6,858 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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389
Break-ins
202
Vehicle theft
1,482
Other theft
543
Property damage
279
Fraud
55
Handling stolen goods
565
Assault
137
Sexual offences
40
Robbery
114
Other against the person
2
Homicide
3,050
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,858 total. Figures are for the whole Hervey Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Scarness

PrimaryKawungan SS · Pialba SS · Torquay SS
JuniorHervey Bay SHS · Urangan SHS
SeniorHervey Bay SHS · Urangan SHS

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

Who lives in Scarness

At the 2021 Census, 18.1% of Scarness’s 3,646 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43.6%
Australian37%
Irish11.4%
Scottish10.9%
German7.1%
Australian Aboriginal4.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.9%
New Zealand4%
Philippines1%
South Africa0.8%
Germany0.7%
India0.7%

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

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

Nearby suburbs

Torquay · 100% floodKawungan · 100% floodPialba · 81.4% floodWondunna · 100% floodUrraween · 100% floodUrangan · 100% 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.