Whitsundays flood & bushfire risk
Of Whitsundays’s 356 mapped properties, 0.6% are in a mapped flood area and 91.6% are in a bushfire hazard area.
For context, Whitsundays’s flood exposure is below the QLD average of 49.9%, and bushfire exposure is above the QLD average of 17.2%.
Check a specific Whitsundays address
Risk varies property by property.
Hazard exposure
Where the hazards are in Whitsundays
Flood and bushfire areas across Whitsundays. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Whitsundays
Whitsundays sits in the Whitsunday police division, which recorded 3,125 reported offences in the 12 months to Jul 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,125 total. Figures are for the whole Whitsunday police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
School catchments in Whitsundays
Whitsundays can span more than one catchment — check a specific address (below) for the exact school.
Who lives in Whitsundays
At the 2021 Census, 28.9% of Whitsundays’s 2,281 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 Whitsundays
Whitsunday council approved 171 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Whitsundays). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 15 Melaleuca Way, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 18 Front Street, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 1 Grasstree Place, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 1 Resort Drive, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 28 Melaleuca Drive, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 2 Airport Drive, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 2 Cycad Close, Whitsundays QLD 4802
- 5 Marina Terrace, Whitsundays QLD 4802
Nearby suburbs
Other suburbs in Whitsunday
Compare Whitsundays 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.