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Burnett Heads flood risk

Of Burnett Heads’s 2,430 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area.

100%
In a flood area
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2,430
Mapped properties

Crime near Burnett Heads

Burnett Heads sits in the Bargara police division, which recorded 788 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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55
Break-ins
16
Vehicle theft
151
Other theft
62
Property damage
68
Fraud
6
Handling stolen goods
45
Assault
15
Sexual offences
1
Robbery
25
Other against the person
0
Homicide
344
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 788 total. Figures are for the whole Bargara police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Burnett Heads

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

Who lives in Burnett Heads

At the 2021 Census, 14.5% of Burnett Heads’s 2,908 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English46.2%
Australian40.3%
Scottish12.1%
Irish10.7%
German8.1%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%

Top countries of birth

England4.5%
New Zealand3.6%
Germany1%
Netherlands0.7%
Philippines0.7%
Scotland0.3%

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

Development near Burnett Heads

Bundaberg council approved 1,133 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

1,133
Dwellings/yr
906
Houses
227
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Burnett Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Burnett 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.