QLD · Gladstone Council
Curtis Island, QLD, 4680
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Suburb snapshot
Curtis Island is a small locality in the Gladstone area, home to around 36 residents (2021 Census). Recent indicators show 2,683 offences in Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 with falling year-on-year trends (-56%), roughly 74527.8 offences per 1,000 residents, and some planning and development activity on record. Snapshot data also shows parks or public open space within the suburb.
Population
- Population
- 36
- Median age
- 62
- Median household income / week
- $575
- Dwelling vacancy
- 82.4%
- Unoccupied private dwellings
- 75 of 91
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,733
- Employment rate
- 20%
- Dwelling mix (houses / semi / flats)
- 0 / 0 / 0
Data sources & freshness
- 2021 Census — General Community Profile — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 Census release
The 2026 Census runs in August 2026; suburb-level updates are expected from mid-2027.
Crime & safety
- Total offences (Jan 2026 to Dec 2026)
- 2,683
- Against the person
- 667
- Against property
- 954
- Rate per 1,000 residents
- 74,527.8
- Person-crime prevalence
- About 1 in 1 residents
- State safety percentile
- 97.3th (lower crime is better)
- Year-on-year change
- -55.8%
Most common offence types
- Assault266
- Drug Offences489
- Good Order Offences338
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)484
- Traffic And Related Offences421
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Period: Jan 2025 to Dec 2025 → Jan 2026 to Dec 2026; Jan 2026 to Dec 2026 · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
Planning & development
Development applications from QLD coordinated projects (lodged 2020–2026).
1 planning-related records
Other· 1 proposal
- Arrow LNG Plant(formerly called Shell Australia LNG Project) <br/><br/>Liquefied natural gas plant—staged construction of up to four trains producing up to 18 million tonnes per annum of LNG.Completed EIS project
Data sources & freshness
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Period: 2020–2026 · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)
Amenities
No OpenStreetMap amenities mapped for this suburb yet.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap amenities — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Parks & reserves
3 parks and public open space in this suburb
- Des Goulding Memorial ParkPark
- Garden Island Conservation ParkNature reserve
- Southend Conservation ParkNature reserve
Data sources & freshness
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Period: current · Updated on site
Socio-economic (SEIFA)
- IRSAD decile (2021)
- 5/10
- IRSD decile (2021)
- 3/10
SEIFA indexes from ABS 2021. Decile 10 = most advantaged / least disadvantaged in Australia.
Data sources & freshness
- SEIFA 2021 (IRSAD / IRSD) — Australian Bureau of Statistics · Period: 2021 · Updated on site · 2021 SEIFA release
Heritage
2 state heritage places
- Cape Capricorn LightstationState heritage place
- Little Sea Hill LighthouseState heritage place
Data sources & freshness
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Period: current · Updated on site
Hazards
- Bushfire planning zone
- Overlay applies
Bushfire overlay checked at suburb centroid via Queensland Bushfire Prone Area mapping.
Data sources & freshness
- Hazard planning overlays — State government hazard layers · Period: current · Updated on site
Green cover
- Parks & woodland (OSM)
- 1
- Parks (OSM)
- 1
OpenStreetMap parks and natural woodland features mapped within the suburb boundary.
Data sources & freshness
- OpenStreetMap green cover features — OpenStreetMap contributors · Period: current · Updated on site · Weekly refresh
Recent changes
- Cape Capricorn LightstationheritageState heritage place
- Little Sea Hill LighthouseheritageState heritage place
- Des Goulding Memorial Parkgovernmentpark
- Garden Island Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Southend Conservation Parkgovernmentnature_reserve
- Arrow LNG Plantplanning(formerly called Shell Australia LNG Project) <br/><br/>Liquefied natural gas plant—staged construction of up to four trains producing up to 18 million tonnes per annum of LNG.Completed EIS project
- Assaultcrime266
- Drug Offencescrime489
- Good Order Offencescrime338
- Other Theft (Excl. Unlawful Entry)crime484
Data sources & freshness
- QPS Online Crime Map — Queensland Police Service · Updated on site · Calendar-year aggregates
- Parks & reserves — State government + ABS LGA boundaries · Updated on site
- State heritage register — State heritage authority · Updated on site
- QLD coordinated projects — Queensland Department of State Development · Updated on site · State coordinated projects register (not council DAs)