This page covers the Banana suburb only. For all of Banana, see the Banana flood map by suburb →

Banana flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Banana (Banana Shire, QLD) - 940.16 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Banana's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Banana at a glance

Parcels 418 Median lot 73,218 m² Mapped easements 59 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Banana

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

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 9.43 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 Banana is zoned

Rural 100%
Community facilities 0%
Recreation and open space 0%
Rural residential 0%
Township 0%

Selling in Banana? 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 940.16 km², Banana is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 73,218 m² across 418 parcels.

Who lives in Banana

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Banana suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
348
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,859
per week, Banana Shire suburb typical $1,781
Median rent
$250
per week, Banana Shire suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$1,250
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 970, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Banana's 348 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.7%
5-14 13.9%
15-19 7.7%
20-24 4.2%
25-34 11.3%
35-44 11.0%
45-54 12.8%
55-64 14.8%
65-74 11.3%
75-84 4.5%
85+ 0.9%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Banana. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Banana itself.

9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Banana data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 5 October 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 Banana address

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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Banana lot.

Banana planning - frequently asked

Is Banana flood-prone?

About 40% of Banana falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.

Is Banana bushfire-prone?

Around 13% of Banana is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.

What is the zoning in Banana?

The dominant planning zone in Banana is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Recreation and open space.

Does Banana have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Banana.

What is the typical lot size in Banana?

Across 418 surveyed parcels in Banana, the median lot size is about 73,218 m². There are also 59 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Banana?

At the 2021 Census Banana had 348 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Banana, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Banana an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Banana scores 970 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Banana?

Median household income in Banana was $1,859 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,250 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Tarramba 18.3 km 38% 30%
Moura 19.5 km 69% 10%
Kianga 20.7 km 54% 18%
Prospect 28.4 km 44% 41%
Warnoah 28.5 km 64% 38%
Woolein 30.4 km 29% 22%
Orange Creek 31.7 km 60% 13%
Baralaba 33.5 km 72% 13%
Castle Creek 34.0 km 35% 38%
Greycliffe 37.2 km 41% 61%

See all Banana Shire suburb profiles →