Burrum Heads

Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Burrum Heads is a coastal town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Burrum Heads had a population of 2,067 people.

The town was originally called Traviston after the original owner Robert Travis. It was renamed Burrum Heads in 1960, which takes its name from the Burrum River, which in turn is an word in the Kabi language meaning rocks interrupting river flow.The Burrum Heads public library opened in 1987 and underwent a major refurbishment in 2013.In December 1991, Hervey Bay Uniting Church relocated a timber church building to Burrum Heads to be used for Uniting Church services, but also available for use by other denominations.In the 2011 census, Burrum Heads had a population of 1,737 people.In the 2016 census, Burrum Heads had a population of 2,067 people.