Scotchy Pocket flood & bushfire risk

Of Scotchy Pocket’s 73 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 56.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Scotchy Pocket’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
56.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
73
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Scotchy Pocket

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

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Crime near Scotchy Pocket

Scotchy Pocket sits in the Tiaro police division, which recorded 573 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 573 total. Figures are for the whole Tiaro police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Scotchy Pocket

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

Who lives in Scotchy Pocket

At the 2021 Census, 25.5% of Scotchy Pocket’s 55 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English52.7%
Australian30.9%
Maori12.7%
Dutch10.9%
Irish7.3%
Scottish7.3%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand7.3%

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

Development near Scotchy Pocket

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Scotchy Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.