Alloway flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Alloway
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 72.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
72.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Alloway's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Alloway at a glance
Schools in and near Alloway
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 1.69 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 Alloway is zoned
Selling in Alloway? 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 72.79 km², Alloway is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 76,179 m² across 346 parcels.
Who lives in Alloway
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Alloway 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 911, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Alloway's 488 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Alloway. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Alloway itself.
7,725 in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
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.
Alloway 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 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 Alloway 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Alloway. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Alloway lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Alloway planning - frequently asked
Is Alloway flood-prone?
About 15% of Alloway falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Alloway bushfire-prone?
Around 21% of Alloway is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Alloway?
The dominant planning zone in Alloway is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Open space.
Does Alloway have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Alloway.
What is the typical lot size in Alloway?
Across 346 surveyed parcels in Alloway, the median lot size is about 76,179 m². There are also 187 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Alloway?
At the 2021 Census Alloway had 488 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Alloway, went from 7,725 people in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
Is Alloway an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Alloway scores 911 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Alloway?
Median household income in Alloway was $1,420 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $253 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,313 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thabeban | 5.3 km | 78% | 30% |
| Kensington | 6.2 km | 70% | 25% |
| Elliott | 6.8 km | 4% | 74% |
| Norville | 7.1 km | 64% | 33% |
| Avenell Heights | 7.1 km | 76% | <1% |
| Calavos | 7.2 km | 32% | 35% |
| Svensson Heights | 7.7 km | 65% | 20% |
| Walkervale | 7.9 km | 72% | 0% |
| Woongarra | 8.5 km | 18% | 4% |
| Kepnock | 8.8 km | 78% | 14% |