Noosa Heads flood risk
Of Noosa Heads’s 6,897 mapped properties, 41.4% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Noosa Heads’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Noosa Heads
Flood and bushfire areas across Noosa Heads. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Noosa Heads
Noosa Heads sits in the Noosa Heads police division, which recorded 2,499 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 2,499 total. Figures are for the whole Noosa Heads police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Noosa Heads
Noosa Heads can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Noosa Heads
At the 2021 Census, 28.5% of Noosa Heads’s 5,120 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 Noosa Heads
Noosa council approved 224 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Noosa council area (not just Noosa Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
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.