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Upper Barron flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Barron’s 301 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 15.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Barron’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Upper Barron address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
15.6%
Of properties in a bushfire area
301
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Barron

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

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Crime near Upper Barron

Upper Barron sits in the Malanda police division, which recorded 298 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 298 total. Figures are for the whole Malanda police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Upper Barron

PrimaryAtherton SS · Malanda SS · Yungaburra SS
JuniorAtherton SHS · Malanda SHS
SeniorAtherton SHS · Malanda SHS

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

Who lives in Upper Barron

At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Upper Barron’s 503 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41%
English36.2%
Irish12.5%
Scottish11.5%
Italian7.4%
Australian Aboriginal4.6%

Top countries of birth

England2%
Canada1.8%
New Zealand1.8%
Germany1.2%
Italy0.6%
PNG0.6%

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

Development near Upper Barron

Tablelands council approved 193 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

193
Dwellings/yr
165
Houses
28
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Tablelands council area (not just Upper Barron). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Barron address:

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.