Avenell Heights flood map & planning overlays
5,028 residents, 3rd-most in Bundaberg Regional, on median lots of 800 m².
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Avenell Heights
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 3.03 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
3.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Avenell Heights's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Avenell Heights
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Avenell Heights at a glance
Schools in and near Avenell Heights
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: 0.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.73 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 Avenell Heights is zoned
Selling in Avenell Heights? 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 3.03 km², Avenell Heights is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 800 m² across 2,254 parcels.
Who lives in Avenell Heights
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Avenell Heights 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 864, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Avenell Heights's 5,028 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Walkervale - Avenell Heights, the wider ABS statistical area containing Avenell Heights. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Avenell Heights itself.
10,184 in 2001 to 11,323 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Avenell Heights 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 | Observed | 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 7 November 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 Avenell Heights 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Avenell Heights. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Avenell Heights. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Avenell Heights lot.
Avenell Heights planning - frequently asked
Is Avenell Heights flood-prone?
About 76% of Avenell Heights falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Avenell Heights; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Avenell Heights bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Avenell Heights and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Bundaberg Regional average is 56%).
Is Avenell Heights under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Avenell Heights, and over about 84% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Avenell Heights?
The dominant planning zone in Avenell Heights is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Sport and recreation and Community facilities.
Does Avenell Heights have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Avenell Heights.
What is the typical lot size in Avenell Heights?
Across 2,254 surveyed parcels in Avenell Heights, the median lot size is about 800 m². There are also 107 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Avenell Heights have a train station?
There is no train station inside Avenell Heights itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Avenell Heights?
At the 2021 Census Avenell Heights had 5,028 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Walkervale - Avenell Heights statistical area, which contains Avenell Heights, went from 10,184 people in 2001 to 11,323 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Avenell Heights an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Avenell Heights scores 864 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Avenell Heights?
Median household income in Avenell Heights was $1,066 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkervale | 1.1 km | 72% | 0% |
| Kepnock | 2.0 km | 78% | 14% |
| Bundaberg South | 2.0 km | 100% | 2% |
| Norville | 2.2 km | 64% | 33% |
| Thabeban | 2.3 km | 78% | 30% |
| Bundaberg Central | 2.9 km | 98% | 0% |
| Bundaberg West | 3.5 km | 100% | 14% |
| Bundaberg East | 3.5 km | 100% | 17% |
| Svensson Heights | 3.5 km | 65% | 20% |
| Ashfield | 3.8 km | 77% | 33% |