Svensson Heights flood & bushfire risk
Of Svensson Heights’s 1,985 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 5% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Svensson Heights’s flood exposure is above the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is below the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Svensson Heights address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Svensson Heights
Flood and bushfire areas across Svensson Heights. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Svensson Heights
Svensson Heights sits in the Bundaberg police division, which recorded 8,324 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 8,324 total. Figures are for the whole Bundaberg police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Svensson Heights
Svensson Heights can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Svensson Heights
At the 2021 Census, 8.9% of Svensson Heights’s 3,334 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 Svensson Heights
Bundaberg council approved 1,097 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Bundaberg council area (not just Svensson Heights). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 19 Industrial Avenue, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 1 Churchill Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 22 Joyce Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 2 Moran Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 3/13 Roselt Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 31 Wainwright Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 7 Victory Street, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
- 9/124 Dr Mays Road, Svensson Heights QLD 4670
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Bundaberg
Compare Svensson Heights 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.