River Heads flood & bushfire risk
Of River Heads’s 2,045 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 31.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, River 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 River Heads address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in River Heads
Flood and bushfire areas across River Heads. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near River Heads
River Heads sits in the Hervey Bay police division, which recorded 6,883 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 6,883 total. Figures are for the whole Hervey Bay police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in River Heads
River Heads can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in River Heads
At the 2021 Census, 17.7% of River Heads’s 2,044 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 River 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 River Heads). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 12-14 Zena Close, River Heads QLD 4655
- 123 Bengtson Road, River Heads QLD 4655
- 12 South Esplanade, River Heads QLD 4655
- 14 Cecily Terrace, River Heads QLD 4655
- 21 Ariadne Street, River Heads QLD 4655
- 28 Petrel Avenue, River Heads QLD 4655
- 821 River Heads Road, River Heads QLD 4655
- 8 Edgecumbe Close, River Heads QLD 4655
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Fraser Coast
Compare River 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.