The Caves flood & bushfire risk
Of The Caves’s 715 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 60.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, The Caves’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 The Caves address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in The Caves
Flood and bushfire areas across The Caves. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near The Caves
The Caves sits in the North Rockhampton police division, which recorded 10,102 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,102 total. Figures are for the whole North Rockhampton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in The Caves
The Caves can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in The Caves
At the 2021 Census, 3.7% of The Caves’s 680 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 The Caves
Livingstone council approved 288 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Livingstone council area (not just The Caves). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Steiners Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 122 Whitings Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 225 Auton & Johnson Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 46 Keryn Drive, The Caves QLD 4702
- 58A Camoo Caves Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 78 Gunder Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 83 Plentiful Creek Road, The Caves QLD 4702
- 98 Rossmoya Road, The Caves QLD 4702
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Livingstone
Compare The Caves 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.