Dampier bushfire risk
Of Dampier’s 641 mapped properties, 43.4% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Dampier’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Dampier address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Dampier
Flood and bushfire areas across Dampier. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dampier
Dampier sits in the Pilbara police district, which recorded 10,792 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 10,792 total. Figures are for the whole Pilbara police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Dampier
Dampier is mostly centre / commercial. The most common zones:
Centre / commercial — shops, offices and mixed use; often allows apartments above.
Zone: Town centre
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Dampier
At the 2021 Census, 13.5% of Dampier’s 1,282 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 Dampier
Karratha council approved 282 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Karratha council area (not just Dampier). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Karratha
Compare Dampier 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.