Adavale flood map & planning overlays
Adavale's 6 ha lots are 25.5% bushfire-mapped. A small, steady community, median age 47.
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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.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
21356.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Adavale's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Adavale at a glance
Schools in and near Adavale
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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.
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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 planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 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 | 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Adavale planning - frequently asked
Is Adavale flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Adavale and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
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 | <1% | 13% |
| Scrubby Creek Blackall Tambo Regional |
111.4 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Cooladdi Murweh Shire |
119.2 km | 0% | 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% |