Wooroolin flood & bushfire risk

Of Wooroolin’s 385 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 19.2% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wooroolin’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is in line with the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
19.2%
Of properties in a bushfire area
385
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wooroolin

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

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Crime near Wooroolin

Wooroolin sits in the Kingaroy police division, which recorded 2,042 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 2,042 total. Figures are for the whole Kingaroy police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Wooroolin

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

Who lives in Wooroolin

At the 2021 Census, 6.3% of Wooroolin’s 319 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47%
Australian39.5%
Irish12.9%
German12.2%
Scottish9.4%
Australian Aboriginal4.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand2.2%

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

Development near Wooroolin

South Burnett council approved 205 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

205
Dwellings/yr
161
Houses
44
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole South Burnett council area (not just Wooroolin). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

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.