Scrubby Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Scrubby Creek’s 58 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 48.3% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Scrubby Creek’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
48.3%
Of properties in a bushfire area
58
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Scrubby Creek

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

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Crime near Scrubby Creek

Scrubby Creek sits in the Gympie police division, which recorded 5,132 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 5,132 total. Figures are for the whole Gympie police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Scrubby Creek

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

Who lives in Scrubby Creek

At the 2021 Census, 30.6% of Scrubby Creek’s 62 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English56.5%
Australian29%
Irish21%
German16.1%
Australian Aboriginal6.5%
Dutch6.5%

Top countries of birth

England8.1%
Netherlands4.8%
New Zealand4.8%

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

Development near Scrubby Creek

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 Scrubby Creek). 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.