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Wongaling Beach flood & bushfire risk

Of Wongaling Beach’s 1,305 mapped properties, 100% are in a mapped flood area and 32.5% are in a bushfire hazard area.

For context, Wongaling Beach’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 Wongaling Beach address

Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

100%
Of properties in a flood area
32.5%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,305
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wongaling Beach

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

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Crime near Wongaling Beach

Wongaling Beach sits in the Mission Beach police division, which recorded 197 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 197 total. Figures are for the whole Mission Beach police division (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

School catchments in Wongaling Beach

PrimaryMission Beach SS
JuniorTully SHS
SeniorTully SHS

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

Who lives in Wongaling Beach

At the 2021 Census, 20.4% of Wongaling Beach’s 1,323 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English39.1%
Australian31.7%
Irish11%
Scottish9.1%
German4.7%
Italian4.5%

Top countries of birth

England6.1%
New Zealand3.3%
Samoa1.1%
Germany0.8%
India0.6%
Canada0.5%

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

Development near Wongaling Beach

Cassowary Coast council approved 183 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

183
Dwellings/yr
134
Houses
49
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Cassowary Coast council area (not just Wongaling Beach). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Risk varies property by property. Check a specific Wongaling Beach 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.