Anderleigh flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Anderleigh
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 47.8 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
47.8 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Anderleigh's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Anderleigh at a glance
Schools in and near Anderleigh
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: 5.74 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 11.29 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 Anderleigh is zoned
Selling in Anderleigh? 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 47.8 km², Anderleigh is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 165,835 m² across 75 parcels.
Who lives in Anderleigh
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Anderleigh 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 902, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Anderleigh's 128 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Anderleigh. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Anderleigh itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Anderleigh 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 Anderleigh 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 Anderleigh. 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 Anderleigh lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Anderleigh planning - frequently asked
Is Anderleigh flood-prone?
About 29% of Anderleigh falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Anderleigh bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Anderleigh is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Anderleigh?
The dominant planning zone in Anderleigh is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation.
Does Anderleigh have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Anderleigh.
What is the typical lot size in Anderleigh?
Across 75 surveyed parcels in Anderleigh, the median lot size is about 165,835 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Anderleigh?
At the 2021 Census Anderleigh had 128 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Anderleigh, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Anderleigh an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Anderleigh scores 902 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Anderleigh?
Median household income in Anderleigh was $1,333 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Downsfield | 5.5 km | 22% | 89% |
| Gunalda Fraser Coast Regional |
6.7 km | 24% | 100% |
| Neerdie Fraser Coast Regional |
6.9 km | 24% | 100% |
| Neerdie | 8.5 km | 45% | 100% |
| Gunalda | 8.6 km | 35% | 81% |
| Kia Ora | 9.1 km | 47% | 65% |
| North Deep Creek | 9.6 km | 27% | 92% |
| Glenwood | 9.7 km | 37% | 52% |
| Curra | 10.1 km | 42% | 82% |
| Corella | 10.4 km | 27% | 92% |