Woopen Creek flood & bushfire risk
Of Woopen Creek’s 178 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 2.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Woopen 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 Woopen Creek address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Woopen Creek
Flood and bushfire areas across Woopen Creek. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Woopen Creek
Woopen Creek sits in the Babinda police division, which recorded 274 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 274 total. Figures are for the whole Babinda police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Woopen Creek
Woopen Creek can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Woopen Creek
At the 2021 Census, 15.6% of Woopen Creek’s 135 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 Woopen Creek
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 Woopen Creek). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 14 Joyce Road, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 21 Maxwell Access, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 22 Maxwell Road, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 39 Knust Road, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 5 Woopen Creek Road, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 841 Pradella Access, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 85 Emson Road, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
- 945 Mirinjo Access, Woopen Creek QLD 4871
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Cairns
Compare Woopen Creek 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.