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Upper Mount Gravatt flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Mount Gravatt’s 7,489 mapped properties, 2.8% are in a mapped flood area and 3.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

2.8%
In a flood area
3.7%
In a bushfire area
7,489
Mapped properties

Crime near Upper Mount Gravatt

Upper Mount Gravatt sits in the Upper Mount Gravatt police division, which recorded 9,389 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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688
Break-ins
364
Vehicle theft
3,685
Other theft
483
Property damage
348
Fraud
92
Handling stolen goods
488
Assault
87
Sexual offences
78
Robbery
96
Other against the person
2
Homicide
2,978
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 9,389 total. Figures are for the whole Upper Mount Gravatt police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Upper Mount Gravatt

Upper Mount Gravatt is mostly residential. The most common zones:

Residential38.3% of properties

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

Zone: LDR - Low density residential

Residential16.1% of properties

Medium density residential — townhouses, terraces and low-rise units (the “missing middle”).

Zone: MDR - Medium density residential

Centre / commercial16.1% of properties

Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.

Zone: PC2 - Principal centre (Regional centre)

School catchments in Upper Mount Gravatt

PrimaryUpper Mount Gravatt SS · Wishart SS
JuniorMacGregor SHS · Mansfield SHS · Mount Gravatt SHS
SeniorMacGregor SHS · Mansfield SHS · Mount Gravatt SHS

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

Who lives in Upper Mount Gravatt

At the 2021 Census, 38.9% of Upper Mount Gravatt’s 10,800 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English26.8%
Australian24.5%
Chinese14.9%
Irish8.7%
Scottish7.1%
German4.4%

Top countries of birth

China7%
India3.7%
New Zealand3.1%
South Korea2.8%
England2.1%
Taiwan1.8%

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

Development near Upper Mount Gravatt

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 Mount Gravatt). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Mount Gravatt address:

Nearby suburbs

Macgregor · 9.1% floodWishart · 3.1% floodMount Gravatt · 3% floodMount Gravatt East · 5.5% floodEight Mile Plains · 3.1% floodMansfield · 4.7% 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.