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Wowan flood risk

Of Wowan’s 542 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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542
Mapped properties

Crime near Wowan

Wowan sits in the Wowan police division, which recorded 28 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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2
Break-ins
1
Vehicle theft
2
Other theft
3
Property damage
0
Fraud
0
Handling stolen goods
3
Assault
1
Sexual offences
0
Robbery
2
Other against the person
0
Homicide
14
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 28 total. Figures are for the whole Wowan police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Wowan

PrimaryWowan SS
JuniorBaralaba SS · Mount Morgan SHS
SeniorMount Morgan SHS

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

Who lives in Wowan

At the 2021 Census, 7.1% of Wowan’s 170 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English40.6%
Australian32.9%
Australian Aboriginal11.2%
German11.2%
Scottish10%
Irish3.5%

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

Development near Wowan

Banana council approved 31 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

31
Dwellings/yr
31
Houses
0
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Banana council area (not just Wowan). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wowan address:

Nearby suburbs

Dululu · 100% floodDixalea · 100% floodPheasant Creek · 100% floodDumpy Creek · 100% floodGoovigen · 100% floodSmoky Creek · 100% flood

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.