Wurdong Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Wurdong Heights’s 233 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 85.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Wurdong Heights’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Where the hazards are in Wurdong Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Wurdong Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Wurdong Heights
Wurdong Heights sits in the Gladstone police division, which recorded 6,428 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,428 total. Figures are for the whole Gladstone police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Wurdong Heights
Wurdong Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Wurdong Heights
At the 2021 Census, 10.3% of Wurdong Heights’s 465 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 Wurdong Heights
Gladstone council approved 243 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Gladstone council area (not just Wurdong Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 118 Kardum Road, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 225 Gladstone - Benaraby Road, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 7 Kanangra Road, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 8 Wakooka Drive, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 240 Galdstone Benaraby Road, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 11 Clayton Road, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 71 Facing Drive, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
- 20 Helen Crescent, Wurdong Heights QLD 4680
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.