Speewah flood & bushfire risk
Of Speewah’s 529 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 49.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Speewah’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 Speewah address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Speewah
Flood and bushfire areas across Speewah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Speewah
Speewah sits in the Kuranda police division, which recorded 836 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 836 total. Figures are for the whole Kuranda police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Speewah
Speewah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Speewah
At the 2021 Census, 26.8% of Speewah’s 850 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Speewah
Mareeba council approved 76 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Mareeba council area (not just Speewah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Mareeba
Compare Speewah with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.