Wurdong Heights, Queensland

Wurdong Heights is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people.[1]

Wurdong Heights
Queensland
Wurdong Heights
Coordinates23.9625°S 151.2833°E / -23.9625; 151.2833 (Wurdong Heights (centre of locality))
Population462 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density14.76/km2 (38.23/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4680
Area31.3 km2 (12.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal Division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Wurdong Heights:
Burua O'Connell Boyne Island
Calliope Wurdong Heights Boyne Island
Calliope Benaraby Tannum Sands

Geography

The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The North Coast railway line traverses the locality entering from the south and exiting to the north-east, but there are no railway stations within the locality.[3]

The Boyne River forms part of the south-eastern boundary of the locality as it heads towards the Coral Sea.[3]

History

In the 2016 census Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people.[1]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wurdong Heights (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Wurdong Heights – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49424)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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