Bakers Bend zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bakers Bend
(Murweh Shire, QLD) - 2029.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2029.18 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bakers Bend's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bakers Bend at a glance
Schools in and near Bakers Bend
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: 12.81 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.39 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 Bakers Bend is zoned
Selling in Bakers Bend? 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 2029.18 km², Bakers Bend is relatively unconstrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 8% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 206,219 m² across 166 parcels.
Who lives in Bakers Bend
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bakers Bend 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 1031, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Charleville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bakers Bend. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bakers Bend itself.
4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.
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.
Bakers Bend data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Bakers Bend 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bakers Bend lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bakers Bend planning - frequently asked
Is Bakers Bend flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Bakers Bend, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Murweh Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Bakers Bend bushfire-prone?
Around 8% of Bakers Bend is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Bakers Bend?
The dominant planning zone in Bakers Bend is Rural.
Does Bakers Bend have heritage-listed places?
Bakers Bend has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bakers Bend?
Across 166 surveyed parcels in Bakers Bend, the median lot size is about 206,219 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Bakers Bend an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bakers Bend scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Murweh | 37.9 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Charleville | 44.1 km | 3% | 18% |
| Riversleigh | 46.2 km | 31% | 5% |
| Cooladdi | 51.8 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Wyandra Paroo Shire |
59.8 km | 30% | 8% |
| Gowrie Station | 69.5 km | Not mapped | 18% |
| Sommariva | 78.2 km | 0% | 21% |
| Boatman | 86.4 km | 48% | 10% |
| Ward | 87.1 km | <1% | 16% |
| Langlo | 87.8 km | Not mapped | 17% |