Wundowie bushfire risk

Of Wundowie’s 1,148 mapped properties, 74.4% are in a mapped bushfire-prone area. Flood mapping for this area is coming soon.

For context, Wundowie’s bushfire exposure is above the WA average of 21.7%.

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Risk varies property by property.

Hazard exposure

No data yet
Flood mapping
74.4%
Of properties in a bushfire area
1,148
Mapped properties

Where the hazards are in Wundowie

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

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Crime near Wundowie

Wundowie sits in the Wheatbelt police district, which recorded 5,059 reported offences in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Every reported offence by type — these add up to the 5,059 total. Figures are for the whole Wheatbelt police district (which may cover several suburbs), last 12 months. Reported offences only.

Zoning in Wundowie

Wundowie is mostly other. The most common zones:

Other96% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Tourist

Open space2.3% of properties

Open space / recreation — parks and sporting land; not for housing.

Zone: Parks and recreation

Other0.3% of properties

Check your council’s planning scheme for what this zone allows.

Zone: Public purposes

Who lives in Wundowie

At the 2021 Census, 18.1% of Wundowie’s 1,372 residents were born overseas.

Top ancestries

English44.5%
Australian41.4%
Scottish10.3%
Irish7.4%
Australian Aboriginal3.9%
German2.8%

Top countries of birth

England7.6%
New Zealand2.1%
Philippines2%
Germany0.9%
South Africa0.8%
Sri Lanka0.6%

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

Development near Wundowie

Northam council approved 98 new dwellings in the 12 months to Jun 2026.

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Dwellings/yr
95
Houses
3
Units
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New dwellings approved across the whole Northam council area (not just Wundowie). See the council trend. Source: ABS Building Approvals.

Other suburbs in Northam

Compare Wundowie 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.