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Tannum Sands flood risk

Of Tannum Sands’s 2,778 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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2,778
Mapped properties

Crime near Tannum Sands

Tannum Sands sits in the Tannum Sands police division, which recorded 964 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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35
Break-ins
10
Vehicle theft
126
Other theft
88
Property damage
17
Fraud
4
Handling stolen goods
88
Assault
17
Sexual offences
4
Robbery
16
Other against the person
0
Homicide
559
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 964 total. Figures are for the whole Tannum Sands police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Tannum Sands

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

Who lives in Tannum Sands

At the 2021 Census, 15.8% of Tannum Sands’s 5,227 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.7%
Australian40.2%
Scottish12.3%
Irish11.5%
German7.2%
Australian Aboriginal4.9%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4.7%
England3.2%
South Africa2.3%
Scotland0.7%
United States0.5%
Ireland0.3%

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

Development near Tannum Sands

Gladstone council approved 243 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

243
Dwellings/yr
227
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Tannum Sands). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Tannum Sands address:

Nearby suburbs

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.