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Whitsundays flood risk

Of Whitsundays’s 356 mapped properties, 0.6% are in a mapped flood area.

0.6%
In a flood area
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Bushfire mapping
356
Mapped properties

Crime near Whitsundays

Whitsundays sits in the Whitsunday police division, which recorded 3,152 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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85
Break-ins
36
Vehicle theft
343
Other theft
145
Property damage
75
Fraud
11
Handling stolen goods
264
Assault
46
Sexual offences
3
Robbery
34
Other against the person
0
Homicide
2,110
Other offences

Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 3,152 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

English29.6%
Australian21.7%
Irish8.2%
Scottish6.6%
Italian5.1%
German4.1%

Top countries of birth

New Zealand4%
England3.2%
Chile1.7%
Philippines1.3%
China0.9%
Indonesia0.7%

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 215 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.

215
Dwellings/yr
169
Houses
46
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Whitsunday council area (not just Whitsundays). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Whitsundays address:

Nearby suburbs

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.