Wurdong Heights flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wurdong Heights
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 31.26 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
31.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wurdong Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wurdong Heights at a glance
Schools in and near Wurdong Heights
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 0.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.37 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Wurdong Heights is zoned
Selling in Wurdong Heights? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 31.26 km², Wurdong Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 15,372 m² across 218 parcels.
Who lives in Wurdong Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wurdong Heights suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 1003, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wurdong Heights's 465 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wurdong Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wurdong Heights itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Wurdong Heights data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Wurdong Heights address
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See what's in the $9 report →Wurdong Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Wurdong Heights flood-prone?
About 34% of Wurdong Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Wurdong Heights bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Wurdong Heights is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Wurdong Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Wurdong Heights is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Emerging Communities.
Does Wurdong Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wurdong Heights.
What is the typical lot size in Wurdong Heights?
Across 218 surveyed parcels in Wurdong Heights, the median lot size is about 15,372 m². There are also 108 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wurdong Heights?
At the 2021 Census Wurdong Heights had 465 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Wurdong Heights, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Wurdong Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wurdong Heights scores 1003 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wurdong Heights?
Median household income in Wurdong Heights was $2,583 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,754 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| O'Connell | 3.9 km | 29% | 98% |
| Boyne Island | 6.6 km | 81% | 35% |
| Glen Eden | 7.0 km | 29% | 87% |
| Burua | 7.0 km | 40% | 95% |
| Kirkwood | 7.1 km | 23% | 92% |
| South Trees | 8.5 km | 87% | 23% |
| Telina | 8.6 km | 33% | 60% |
| Toolooa | 8.9 km | 17% | 75% |
| Beecher | 9.1 km | 48% | 79% |
| New Auckland | 9.7 km | 43% | 44% |