Somerset Dam flood risk

Of Somerset Dam’s 206 mapped properties, 9.7% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Somerset Dam’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

9.7%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
206
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Somerset Dam

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

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Crime near Somerset Dam

Somerset Dam sits in the Esk police division, which recorded 233 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 233 total. Figures are for the whole Esk police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Somerset Dam

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

Who lives in Somerset Dam

At the 2021 Census, 11.5% of Somerset Dam’s 78 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English50%
Australian25.6%
Irish14.1%
Scottish14.1%
Filipino6.4%
German6.4%

Top countries of birth

Philippines6.4%
Germany3.8%

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

Development near Somerset Dam

Somerset council approved 260 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

260
Dwellings/yr
246
Houses
14
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Somerset council area (not just Somerset Dam). 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.