Ashfield flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ashfield
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 4.9 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
4.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ashfield's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ashfield at a glance
Schools in and near Ashfield
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 Ashfield is zoned
Selling in Ashfield? 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 4.9 km², Ashfield is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 77% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 33% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The median lot measures about 806 m² across 514 parcels.
Who lives in Ashfield
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ashfield 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 1012, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ashfield's 1,152 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Ashfield - Kepnock, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ashfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ashfield itself.
4,549 in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Ashfield 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 Ashfield 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 Ashfield. 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 Ashfield lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ashfield planning - frequently asked
Is Ashfield flood-prone?
About 77% of Ashfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Ashfield bushfire-prone?
Around 33% of Ashfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Ashfield?
The dominant planning zone in Ashfield is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Community facilities.
Does Ashfield have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ashfield.
What is the typical lot size in Ashfield?
Across 514 surveyed parcels in Ashfield, the median lot size is about 806 m². There are also 186 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Ashfield have a train station?
There is no train station inside Ashfield itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Ashfield?
At the 2021 Census Ashfield had 1,152 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Ashfield - Kepnock statistical area, which contains Ashfield, went from 4,549 people in 2001 to 5,891 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Ashfield an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ashfield scores 1012 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ashfield?
Median household income in Ashfield was $2,315 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $393 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,740 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepnock | 2.2 km | 78% | 14% |
| Bundaberg East | 2.8 km | 100% | 17% |
| Woongarra | 3.1 km | 18% | 4% |
| Kalkie | 3.5 km | 80% | 10% |
| Bundaberg South | 3.6 km | 100% | 2% |
| Windermere | 3.7 km | 19% | 4% |
| Avenell Heights | 3.8 km | 76% | <1% |
| Walkervale | 4.1 km | 72% | 0% |
| Bundaberg Central | 4.8 km | 98% | 0% |
| Rubyanna | 5.2 km | 80% | 5% |