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%.
Check a specific Burrum Heads address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
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.
Crime near Burrum Heads
Burrum Heads sits in the Howard police division, which recorded 794 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 794 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
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 Burrum Heads
Fraser Coast council approved 1,618 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Fraser Coast council area (not just Burrum Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 11 Brypat Close, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 14 Elboz Court, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 24 Gentle Rain Circuit, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 2 Cassia Street, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 2 Pavilion Court, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 3 Cottrell Court, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 5 Ocean Edge Road, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
- 6 Birchwood Court, Burrum Heads QLD 4659
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Fraser Coast
Compare Burrum Heads with the rest of the council area, largest first.
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.