KnowYourBlock.au

Welcome Creek flood & bushfire risk

Of Welcome Creek’s 267 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 14.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Welcome Creek’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.

Check a specific Welcome Creek address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
14.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
267
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Welcome Creek

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

Loading map…

Crime near Welcome Creek

Welcome Creek sits in the Bundaberg police division, which recorded 8,324 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
07501,5002001200520092013201720212025

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,324 total. Figures are for the whole Bundaberg police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Welcome Creek

PrimaryGooburrum SS · Moore Park Beach SS
JuniorBundaberg North SHS
SeniorBundaberg North SHS

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

Who lives in Welcome Creek

At the 2021 Census, 9.3% of Welcome Creek’s 421 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English43%
Australian42%
Irish11.2%
German10%
Scottish8.1%
Italian6.2%

Top countries of birth

England3.8%
Cambodia1.2%
Scotland1%
Malta0.7%
New Zealand0.7%

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

Development near Welcome Creek

Bundaberg council approved 1,097 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

1,097
Dwellings/yr
883
Houses
214
Units
07501,5002020202120222023202420252026

New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Welcome Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Welcome Creek 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.