Yarrabah flood & bushfire risk
Of Yarrabah’s 1,148 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 69.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Yarrabah’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 Yarrabah address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Yarrabah
Flood and bushfire areas across Yarrabah. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Yarrabah
Yarrabah sits in the Yarrabah police division, which recorded 1,330 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 1,330 total. Figures are for the whole Yarrabah police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Yarrabah
Yarrabah can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Yarrabah
At the 2021 Census, 0.3% of Yarrabah’s 2,505 residents were born overseas.
Top ancestries
Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.
Development near Yarrabah
Yarrabah council approved 31 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Yarrabah council area (not just Yarrabah). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
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.