Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.

Police are appealing for urgent public assistance to locate an 8-year-old boy reported missing in the Burleigh Heads area in Queensland this morning.

The boy was last seen travelling on a scooter northbound along the Esplanade between the Burleigh Heads Surf Club and the North Burleigh Surf Club around 8am.

He is described as Caucasian, approximately 130 centimetres tall, with a slim build, with light brown hair in a mullet.

He was last seen wearing a navy blue t-shirt, black shorts and blue Asics runners. He was also riding an orange scooter and wearing a black helmet.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts is urged to contact police immediately.