Yeppoon flood & bushfire risk

Of Yeppoon’s 6,055 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 30.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Yeppoon’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
30.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
6,055
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Yeppoon

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

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Crime near Yeppoon

Yeppoon sits in the Yeppoon police division, which recorded 2,383 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 2,383 total. Figures are for the whole Yeppoon police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Yeppoon

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

Who lives in Yeppoon

At the 2021 Census, 13.1% of Yeppoon’s 7,037 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English42.1%
Australian39.1%
Irish12.6%
Scottish11.3%
German6.6%
Australian Aboriginal5%

Top countries of birth

England3.2%
New Zealand2.7%
Philippines0.8%
South Africa0.8%
Germany0.5%
United States0.4%

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

Development near Yeppoon

Livingstone council approved 288 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

288
Dwellings/yr
238
Houses
50
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Livingstone council area (not just Yeppoon). 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.