Babinda flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Babinda
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 39.81 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
39.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Babinda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Babinda properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 899 Babinda properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 899 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Babinda.
Babinda at a glance
Schools in and near Babinda
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 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 Babinda is zoned
Selling in Babinda? 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 39.81 km², Babinda is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 23 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 1,164 m² across 859 parcels.
Who lives in Babinda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Babinda 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 885, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Babinda's 1,287 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Babinda, the wider ABS statistical area containing Babinda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Babinda itself.
4,292 in 2001 to 4,765 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.
Babinda 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 Babinda 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 Babinda. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Babinda lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Babinda planning - frequently asked
Is Babinda flood-prone?
About 81% of Babinda falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 27% of the 899 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 240 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Babinda bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Babinda and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cairns Regional average is 23%).
What is the zoning in Babinda?
The dominant planning zone in Babinda is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Low Density Residential.
Does Babinda have heritage-listed places?
Babinda has 23 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Babinda hilly or flat?
Babinda is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 72 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Babinda?
Across 859 surveyed parcels in Babinda, the median lot size is about 1,164 m². There are also 137 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Babinda?
At the 2021 Census Babinda had 1,287 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Babinda statistical area, which contains Babinda, went from 4,292 people in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Babinda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Babinda scores 885 and sits in decile 1 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 Babinda?
Median household income in Babinda was $1,048 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,108 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirriwinni | 5.7 km | 78% | 7% |
| Bellenden Ker | 6.6 km | 78% | 5% |
| Bramston Beach | 8.1 km | 53% | 44% |
| Wooroonooran | 9.0 km | 19% | 15% |
| Eubenangee | 10.7 km | 58% | 28% |
| East Russell | 10.8 km | 13% | 4% |
| Bartle Frere | 13.2 km | 71% | <1% |
| Waugh Pocket | 13.5 km | 49% | 1% |
| Eubenangee Cassowary Coast Regional |
13.6 km | 59% | 12% |
| Deeral | 14.8 km | 72% | 29% |