Adavale zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Adavale
(Quilpie Shire, QLD) - 21356.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
21356.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Adavale's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Adavale at a glance
Schools in and near Adavale
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: 40.90 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 40.90 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 Adavale is zoned
Selling in Adavale? 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 21356.15 km², Adavale is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 59,512 m² across 649 parcels.
Who lives in Adavale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Adavale 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 1052, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Adavale's 72 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Adavale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Adavale itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Adavale data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 19 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 Adavale 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 Adavale lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Adavale planning - frequently asked
Is Adavale flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Adavale, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Quilpie Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Adavale bushfire-prone?
Around 26% of Adavale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Quilpie Shire average of 15%.
What is the zoning in Adavale?
The dominant planning zone in Adavale is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Township.
Does Adavale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Adavale.
What is the typical lot size in Adavale?
Across 649 surveyed parcels in Adavale, the median lot size is about 59,512 m². There are also 40 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Adavale?
At the 2021 Census Adavale had 72 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Far South West statistical area, which contains Adavale, went from 3,708 people in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
Is Adavale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Adavale scores 1052 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Adavale?
Median household income in Adavale was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,303 for the typical suburb in Quilpie Shire. Median rent was $62 a week and the median mortgage repayment $750 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langlo Murweh Shire |
105.4 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Quilpie | 109.7 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Scrubby Creek Blackall Tambo Regional |
111.4 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Cooladdi Murweh Shire |
119.2 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Lumeah Blackall Tambo Regional |
121.8 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Yaraka Longreach Regional |
123.2 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Minnie Downs Blackall Tambo Regional |
145.3 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Bayrick Blackall Tambo Regional |
150.3 km | Not mapped | 14% |
| Ward Murweh Shire |
150.4 km | <1% | 16% |
| Blackall Blackall Tambo Regional |
153.0 km | <1% | 19% |