Gairdner bushfire risk
Of Gairdner’s 82 mapped properties, 35.4% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.
For context, Gairdner’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.
Where the hazards are in Gairdner
Flood and bushfire areas across Gairdner. Zoom in to see how they fall relative to individual streets.
Crime near Gairdner
Gairdner sits in the Great Southern police district, which recorded 7,446 reported offences in the 12 months to Mar 2026.
Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 7,446 total. Figures are for the whole Great Southern police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.
Zoning in Gairdner
Gairdner is mostly rural. The most common zones:
Rural — farming and agricultural land; housing is limited.
Zone: Rural
Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.
Zone: Public purposes
Who lives in Gairdner
At the 2021 Census, 8.6% of Gairdner’s 105 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 Gairdner
Jerramungup council approved 10 new dwellings in the 12 months to May 2026.
New dwellings approved across the whole Jerramungup council area (not just Gairdner). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.
- 1420 Boxwood Hill-Ongerup Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 736 Gairdner South Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 1727 Swamp Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 284 Normans Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 642 Cowalellup Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 952 Marnigarup South Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 2478 Devils Creek Road, Gairdner WA 6337
- 607 Marnigarup West Road, Gairdner WA 6337
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.