White Rock flood & bushfire risk
Of White Rock’s 2,581 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 12.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, White Rock’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 White Rock address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in White Rock
Flood and bushfire areas across White Rock. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near White Rock
White Rock sits in the Edmonton police division, which recorded 5,349 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,349 total. Figures are for the whole Edmonton police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in White Rock
White Rock can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in White Rock
At the 2021 Census, 17.8% of White Rock’s 4,918 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Top countries of birth
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near White Rock
Cairns council approved 1,344 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Cairns council area (not just White Rock). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 10 Brose Street, White Rock QLD 4868
- 10 Malibu Close, White Rock QLD 4868
- 13-15 Greenacres Close, White Rock QLD 4868
- 14 Bardup Close, White Rock QLD 4868
- 31 Hopkins Street, White Rock QLD 4868
- 3 Glenrowan Street, White Rock QLD 4868
- 3 Mission Road, White Rock QLD 4868
- 8 Colombia Street, White Rock QLD 4868
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare White Rock with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.