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Upper Kedron flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Kedron’s 2,634 mapped properties, 4.3% are in a mapped flood area and 27.1% are in a bushfire hazard area.

4.3%
In a flood area
27.1%
In a bushfire area
2,634
Mapped properties

Crime near Upper Kedron

Upper Kedron sits in the Ferny Grove police division, which recorded 4,135 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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205
Break-ins
102
Vehicle theft
1,143
Other theft
291
Property damage
162
Fraud
40
Handling stolen goods
344
Assault
92
Sexual offences
18
Robbery
102
Other against the person
0
Homicide
1,636
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 4,135 total. Figures are for the whole Ferny Grove police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Upper Kedron

Upper Kedron is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential89.7% of properties

Low density residential — mostly detached houses on standard suburban blocks.

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Open space3.8% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: OS - Open space

Environmental2.2% of properties

Environmental management — conservation land with strong limits on development.

Zone: EM - Environmental management

School catchments in Upper Kedron

PrimaryFerny Grove SS · Hilder Road SS
JuniorFerny Grove SHS · The Gap SHS
SeniorFerny Grove SHS · The Gap SHS

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

Who lives in Upper Kedron

At the 2021 Census, 21.4% of Upper Kedron’s 5,800 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian41.4%
English40.3%
Irish12%
Scottish11.2%
German5.9%
Italian3.3%

Top countries of birth

England4.1%
New Zealand2.6%
South Africa2.1%
India2%
Scotland0.8%
China0.7%

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

Development near Upper Kedron

Brisbane council approved 8,576 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

8,576
Dwellings/yr
2,794
Houses
5,782
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Brisbane council area (not just Upper Kedron). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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

Nearby suburbs

Ferny Grove · 2.6% floodRed Hill · 9.8% floodFerny Hills · 4.9% floodKeperra · 5.3% floodArana Hills · 7% floodCamp Mountain · 7.4% flood

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.