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Upper Glastonbury flood & bushfire risk

Of Upper Glastonbury’s 80 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 63.8% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Upper Glastonbury’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 Upper Glastonbury address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
63.8%
Of properties in a bushfire area
80
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Upper Glastonbury

Flood and bushfire areas across Upper Glastonbury. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.

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Crime near Upper Glastonbury

Upper Glastonbury sits in the Gympie police division, which recorded 5,132 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.

Showing all crime — tap an offence type below to plot it over time.
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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,132 total. Figures are for the whole Gympie police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Upper Glastonbury

PrimaryGympie South SS · Widgee SS
JuniorJames Nash SHS
SeniorJames Nash SHS

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

Who lives in Upper Glastonbury

At the 2021 Census, 12.5% of Upper Glastonbury’s 56 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

Australian39.3%
English39.3%
Irish10.7%
German8.9%

Top countries of birth

England5.4%

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

Development near Upper Glastonbury

Gympie council approved 456 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

456
Dwellings/yr
366
Houses
90
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Gympie council area (not just Upper Glastonbury). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Upper Glastonbury address:

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.