Wurdong Heights, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wurdong Heights
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.9625°N 151.2833°W
Pop:465
Postcode:4680
Area:31.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:11.1
Dir1:SW
Location1:Tannum Sands
Dist2:17.7
Dir2:E
Location2:Calliope
Dist3:20.4
Dir3:S
Location3:Gladstone CBD
Dist4:125
Dir4:SE
Location4:Rockhampton
Dist5:521
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Gladstone Region
Stategov:Gladstone
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:O'Connell
Near-Ne:Boyne Island
Near-E:Boyne Island
Near-Se:Tannum Sands
Near-S:Benaraby
Near-Sw:Calliope
Near-W:Calliope
Near-Nw:Burua

Wurdong Heights is a rural locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wurdong Heights had a population of 465 people.

Geography

The Bruce Highway forms the southern boundary of the locality. The Gladstone–Benaraby Road runs through from north to south. 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.

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

Demographics

In the, Wurdong Heights had a population of 462 people.

In the, Wurdong Heights had a population of 465 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wurdong Heights. The nearest government primary schools are Benaraby State School in neighbouring Benaraby to the south, Calliope State School in neighbouring Calliope to the south-west, and Kin Kora State School in Kin Kora to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Tannum Sands State High School in neighbouring Tannum Sands to the south-east, Calliope State High School in Calliope, and Toolooa State High School in South Gladstone.[2]

Amenities

Lidster Park is on Helen Crescent in the south of the locality (-23.9926°N 151.3013°W).[3]

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 16 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  3. Web site: 20 November 2020 . Land for public recreation - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009 . 22 November 2020 . 22 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.