Tin Can Bay flood & bushfire risk

Of Tin Can Bay’s 2,231 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 45.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Tin Can Bay’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 Tin Can Bay address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
45.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
2,231
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Tin Can Bay

Flood and bushfire areas across Tin Can Bay. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Tin Can Bay

Tin Can Bay sits in the Tin Can Bay police division, which recorded 388 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 388 total. Figures are for the whole Tin Can Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Tin Can Bay

Tin Can Bay can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Tin Can Bay

At the 2021 Census, 13.7% of Tin Can Bay’s 2,293 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47%
Australian36.8%
Scottish12.4%
Irish11.9%
German6.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.7%

Top countries of birth

England5.8%
New Zealand2.4%
Germany0.7%
Philippines0.7%
Scotland0.6%
South Africa0.5%

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

Development near Tin Can Bay

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Tin Can Bay). 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.