Araluen flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Araluen
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 5.84 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
5.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Araluen's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Araluen at a glance
Schools in and near Araluen
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 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Araluen is zoned
Selling in Araluen? 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 5.84 km², Araluen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 8,966 m² across 353 parcels.
Who lives in Araluen
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Araluen 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Araluen's 649 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Araluen. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Araluen itself.
12,012 in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Araluen 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 Araluen address
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See what's in the $9 report →Araluen planning - frequently asked
Is Araluen flood-prone?
About 28% of Araluen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Araluen bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Araluen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Araluen?
The dominant planning zone in Araluen is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Open Space.
Does Araluen have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Araluen.
What is the typical lot size in Araluen?
Across 353 surveyed parcels in Araluen, the median lot size is about 8,966 m². There are also 48 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Araluen?
At the 2021 Census Araluen had 649 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Gympie - North statistical area, which contains Araluen, went from 12,012 people in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Araluen an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Araluen scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Araluen?
Median household income in Araluen was $1,358 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $325 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banks Pocket | 1.3 km | 51% | 73% |
| Tamaree | 2.6 km | 26% | 83% |
| Gympie | 2.8 km | 56% | 18% |
| Two Mile | 3.1 km | 53% | 51% |
| Victory Heights | 3.6 km | 59% | 87% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 5.2 km | 47% | 83% |
| Widgee Crossing North | 5.2 km | 92% | 51% |
| Chatsworth | 5.4 km | 24% | 63% |
| Southside | 5.7 km | 68% | 35% |
| Monkland | 5.8 km | 92% | 23% |