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West Stowe flood & bushfire risk

Of West Stowe’s 179 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 80.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, West Stowe’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 West Stowe address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
80.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
179
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in West Stowe

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

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Crime near West Stowe

West Stowe sits in the Gladstone police division, which recorded 6,427 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 6,427 total. Figures are for the whole Gladstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in West Stowe

PrimaryCalliope SS · Yarwun SS
JuniorCalliope SHS · Gladstone SHS · Mount Larcom SS
SeniorCalliope SHS · Gladstone SHS

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

Who lives in West Stowe

At the 2021 Census, 12% of West Stowe’s 391 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian33.8%
English31.7%
Irish10.2%
Scottish8.7%
German5.6%
Australian Aboriginal2.6%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand3.8%
South Africa1.3%
Canada0.8%
England0.8%
Germany0.8%
Ireland0.8%

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

Development near West Stowe

Gladstone council approved 238 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

238
Dwellings/yr
222
Houses
16
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just West Stowe). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Stowe 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.