Flood Risk in Falcon, WA: 2026 Assessment

Falcon, located in Western Australia, has a notable flood risk profile based on available data including proximity to waterways, elevation, and historical flood events. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) maintains river height and flood warning data for catchments across Western Australia.

Low-lying areas near the Peel Inlet are most vulnerable to flooding.

Falcon faces a moderate risk of flooding, primarily from coastal inundation and heavy rainfall events. The low-lying areas near the Peel Inlet and the ocean are particularly vulnerable.

For a comprehensive property-specific flood assessment including address-level elevation data, flood overlay mapping, and insurance cost estimates, use the ClimateNest full analysis tool. General suburb data cannot replace a site-specific evaluation.

Falcon sits within ClimateNest's suburb-level hazard model for flood risk. 4.6% of the suburb's land area is mapped in high-risk flood zones and 66% in moderate-risk zones, based on the national hazard overlay. Exposure at this scale varies street by street, which is why an address-level check matters before you buy or insure a specific property in Falcon.

Falcon (postcode 6210) is tracked in ClimateNest's suburb hazard model, which maps the share of the suburb's land exposed to each hazard at high and moderate levels. The suburb's highest high-risk exposures are surface flood (8.9% of land in high-risk zones), bushfire (7.1% of land in high-risk zones), extreme wind (6.5% of land in high-risk zones). Exposure is not uniform across Falcon — individual properties can sit well above or below these averages, so an address-level check is recommended before buying, selling or insuring.