Te Kowai flood & bushfire risk

Of Te Kowai’s 188 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 1.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Te Kowai’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Te Kowai address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
1.1%
Of properties in a bushfire area
188
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Te Kowai

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

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Crime near Te Kowai

Te Kowai sits in the Walkerston police division, which recorded 201 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 201 total. Figures are for the whole Walkerston police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Te Kowai

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

Who lives in Te Kowai

At the 2021 Census, 4% of Te Kowai’s 227 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.3%
Australian30.8%
Irish16.3%
Maltese13.2%
Scottish12.8%
Italian10.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.1%
India1.3%

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

Development near Te Kowai

Mackay council approved 604 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

604
Dwellings/yr
536
Houses
68
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Mackay council area (not just Te Kowai). 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.