Abbotsford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Abbotsford
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 84.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
84.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Abbotsford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Abbotsford at a glance
Schools in and near Abbotsford
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb. These figures do not rate schools and do not assign a particular address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 8.10 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.48 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Abbotsford is zoned
Selling in Abbotsford? The lot-level zone is the zoning Part 3 of Queensland's Form 2 seller disclosure statement asks for - see our Form 2 planning data guide.
Across its 84.45 km², Abbotsford is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,341,505 m² across 33 parcels.
Who lives in Abbotsford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Abbotsford suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Socio-economic standing
ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.
Score 895, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Abbotsford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Abbotsford itself.
7,031 in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
Source: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Abbotsford data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Bushfire-prone mapping | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Zoning | Mapped | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Heritage and environment | Mapped where published | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data |
| Aircraft noise contours (ANEF) | Not held | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
Check a specific Abbotsford address
See exactly which overlays touch a single property - the interactive map is free. Need it on paper? A full planning PDF is just $9.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Abbotsford lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Abbotsford planning - frequently asked
Is Abbotsford flood-prone?
About 34% of Abbotsford falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Abbotsford bushfire-prone?
Around 89% of Abbotsford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Abbotsford?
The dominant planning zone in Abbotsford is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Abbotsford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Abbotsford.
What is the typical lot size in Abbotsford?
Across 33 surveyed parcels in Abbotsford, the median lot size is about 2,341,505 m².
Is Abbotsford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Abbotsford scores 895 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waterloo | 10.1 km | 38% | 91% |
| Monduran | 10.6 km | 41% | 85% |
| Damascus | 11.0 km | 52% | 80% |
| Bucca | 11.1 km | 58% | 73% |
| Bullyard | 13.9 km | 51% | 75% |
| Maroondan | 14.9 km | 49% | 82% |
| Avondale | 15.5 km | 62% | 68% |
| Yandaran | 16.1 km | 48% | 86% |
| Gin Gin | 17.1 km | 49% | 76% |
| McIlwraith | 18.5 km | 45% | 53% |