QLD · Whitsunday Council
Flametree, 4802
Current weather
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84% humidity · 11 km/h wind · 22.8° / 17.8° today · 0.9 mm rain
Updated
- River access
- Green suburb
- Café precinct
- Education hub
Suburb profile
Flametree is a residential smaller community in Whitsunday with a familiar suburban feel. Distance from the capital is noticeable, but the trade-off is space, calm and a community that knows its neighbours. Long-term locals and family households define much of the community, with a strong presence of young families throughout.
Weekends tend to revolve around local favourites: a café, a market run, a walk through town. Homes offer solid value for the lifestyle on offer.
This is a mature, settled pocket where the existing streetscape still defines the local character.
Population
- Population
- 143
- Median age
- 45
- Median household income / week
- $1,399
- Dwelling vacancy
- 11.7%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 7 of 60
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,977
- Employment rate
- 53%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Employment, household income and age diversity (2021 Census)
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Jul 2026)
- 11
- Against the person
- 3
- Against property
- 3
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 76.9
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 48 residents
- State safety percentile
- 85.8th (lower crime is better)
- Decrease (daily rate, partial year)
- -8.6%
Reported offences are running lower than the same point last year.
Reported offences by period
Most common offence types
- Assault80
- Drug Offences225
- Good Order Offences159
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)113
- Traffic And Related Offences126
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Crime rate and year-on-year trend
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Jul 2026; Jan 2026 to Jul 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Amenities
3 nearby amenities within ~1.5 km
- Shute Harbour Rd at Air Whitsunday RoadBus stop
- Shute Harbour Rd at FlametreeBus stop
- Shute Harbour Rd near Jasinique Dr (Hail n Ride)Bus stop
Names and addresses from OpenStreetMap. Unnamed venues show as their type (e.g. Cafe).
Contributes to desirability score · Lifestyle (15%)
Food, shopping, recreation and sport (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 6/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 5/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Contributes to desirability score · Community (5%)
Socio-economic advantage (IRSAD decile)
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- No overlay at centroid
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Contributes to desirability score · Safety (18%)
Bushfire hazard overlays
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 2
- Parks (OSM)
- 2
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Contributes to desirability score · Environment (10%)
Parks and green cover (OpenStreetMap)
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Shute Harbour Rd at Air Whitsunday Roadamenitiesbus_stop
- Shute Harbour Rd at Flametreeamenitiesbus_stop
- Shute Harbour Rd near Jasinique Dr (Hail n Ride)amenitiesbus_stop
- Assaultcrime80
- Drug Offencescrime225
- Good Order Offencescrime159
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime113
- Traffic And Related Offencescrime126
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
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Comparable suburbs
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