Dongara bushfire risk
Of Dongara’s 1,273 mapped properties, 32.1% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Dongara’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Dongara address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Dongara
Flood and bushfire areas across Dongara. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Dongara
Dongara sits in the Mid West-Gascoyne police district, which recorded 14,998 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 14,998 total. Figures are for the whole Mid West-Gascoyne police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Dongara
Dongara 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
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Dongara
At the 2021 Census, 14.4% of Dongara’s 1,393 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 Dongara
Irwin council approved 40 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Irwin council area (not just Dongara). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Irwin
Compare Dongara 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.