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Wilsons Pocket flood & bushfire risk

Of Wilsons Pocket’s 88 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 86.4% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wilsons Pocket’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 Wilsons Pocket address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
86.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
88
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wilsons Pocket

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

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Crime near Wilsons Pocket

Wilsons Pocket 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 Wilsons Pocket

PrimaryKia-Ora SS · Wolvi SS
JuniorGympie SHS
SeniorGympie SHS

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

Who lives in Wilsons Pocket

At the 2021 Census, 9.9% of Wilsons Pocket’s 191 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44%
Australian40.3%
German13.6%
Scottish8.9%
Irish8.4%
Australian Aboriginal5.2%

Top countries of birth

Germany2.6%
Indonesia2.6%
Philippines2.6%
England1.6%

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

Development near Wilsons Pocket

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 Wilsons Pocket). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wilsons Pocket 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.