Stafford Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Stafford Heights’s 3,290 mapped properties, 2.9% are in a mapped flood area and 0.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Stafford Heights’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Stafford Heights address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Stafford Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Stafford Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Stafford Heights
Stafford Heights sits in the Stafford police division, which recorded 5,698 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,698 total. Figures are for the whole Stafford police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Stafford Heights
Stafford Heights is mostly residential. The most common zones:
Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.
Zone: LDR - Low density residential
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: DC1 - District
Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.
Zone: OS2 - Open space (District)
School catchments in Stafford Heights
Stafford Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Stafford Heights
At the 2021 Census, 18.8% of Stafford Heights’s 6,992 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 Stafford Heights
Brisbane council approved 9,235 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Stafford Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Burbank Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 11 Dorkay Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 19 Hagman Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 20 Oakey Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 39 Springvale Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 69 Niven Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 8 Bogart Street, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
- 8 Dors Court, Stafford Heights QLD 4053
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Brisbane
Compare Stafford Heights 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.