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Burrum Heads flood & bushfire risk

Of Burrum Heads’s 2,293 mapped properties, 99.7% are in a mapped flood area and 44.7% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Burrum Heads’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.

99.7%
In a flood area
44.7%
In a bushfire area
2,293
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Burrum Heads

Flood and bushfire areas across Burrum Heads. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Burrum Heads

Burrum Heads sits in the Howard police division, which recorded 789 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 789 total. Figures are for the whole Howard police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Burrum Heads

Burrum Heads can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.

Who lives in Burrum Heads

At the 2021 Census, 13.8% of Burrum Heads’s 2,538 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English47.8%
Australian38.7%
Irish11%
Scottish10.7%
German7.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%

Top countries of birth

England5.1%
New Zealand3%
Germany0.7%
South Africa0.7%
Scotland0.5%
Netherlands0.5%

Ancestry counts people reporting each ancestry (up to two each), as a share of responses. Source: ABS 2021 Census.

Development near Burrum Heads

Fraser Coast council approved 1,674 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,674
Dwellings/yr
1,449
Houses
225
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Burrum Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Burrum Heads address:

Nearby suburbs

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.