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West Woombye flood risk

Of West Woombye’s 598 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 0% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, West Woombye’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 West Woombye address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
0%
Of properties in a bushfire area
598
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in West Woombye

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

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Crime near West Woombye

West Woombye sits in the Palmwoods police division, which recorded 562 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 562 total. Figures are for the whole Palmwoods police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in West Woombye

PrimaryBurnside SS · Mapleton SS · Montville SS · Woombye SS
JuniorBurnside SHS · Nambour State College
SeniorBurnside SHS · Nambour State College

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

Who lives in West Woombye

At the 2021 Census, 14.5% of West Woombye’s 1,083 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.1%
Australian41.2%
Scottish13.9%
Irish10.2%
German7.8%
Dutch2.6%

Top countries of birth

England4.2%
New Zealand2.5%
Germany1%
South Africa0.6%
Hong Kong0.6%
Wales0.6%

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

Development near West Woombye

Sunshine Coast council approved 3,243 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

3,243
Dwellings/yr
1,830
Houses
1,413
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Sunshine Coast council area (not just West Woombye). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific West Woombye 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.