Katanning bushfire risk
Of Katanning’s 2,529 mapped properties, 16.7% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Katanning’s bushfire exposure is below the WA average of 21.7%.
Check a specific Katanning address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Katanning
Flood and bushfire areas across Katanning. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Katanning
Katanning sits in the Great Southern police district, which recorded 7,326 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,326 total. Figures are for the whole Great Southern police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Katanning
Katanning is mostly future urban. The most common zones:
Emerging community — earmarked for future urban development; not yet fully built out.
Zone: Urban development
Who lives in Katanning
At the 2021 Census, 23% of Katanning’s 3,637 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 Katanning
Katanning council approved 16 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Katanning council area (not just Katanning). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
Other suburbs in Katanning
Compare Katanning 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.