Banks Pocket flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Banks Pocket
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 0.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
0.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Banks Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Banks Pocket at a glance
Schools in and near Banks Pocket
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: 1.06 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.06 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 Banks Pocket is zoned
Selling in Banks Pocket? 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 0.87 km², Banks Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural Residential. The median lot measures about 4,777 m² across 72 parcels.
Who lives in Banks Pocket
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Banks Pocket 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 980, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Banks Pocket's 187 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Banks Pocket. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Banks Pocket itself.
12,012 in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
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.
Banks Pocket 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 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 Banks Pocket 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 Banks Pocket lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Banks Pocket planning - frequently asked
Is Banks Pocket flood-prone?
About 51% of Banks Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Banks Pocket bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of Banks Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Banks Pocket?
The dominant planning zone in Banks Pocket is Rural Residential, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Open Space.
Does Banks Pocket have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Banks Pocket.
What is the typical lot size in Banks Pocket?
Across 72 surveyed parcels in Banks Pocket, the median lot size is about 4,777 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Banks Pocket?
At the 2021 Census Banks Pocket had 187 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Gympie - North statistical area, which contains Banks Pocket, went from 12,012 people in 2001 to 15,512 in 2025, up 29%.
Is Banks Pocket an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Banks Pocket scores 980 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 Banks Pocket?
Median household income in Banks Pocket was $2,143 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araluen | 1.3 km | 28% | 66% |
| Tamaree | 2.2 km | 26% | 83% |
| Victory Heights | 3.0 km | 59% | 87% |
| Gympie | 3.6 km | 56% | 18% |
| Two Mile | 4.4 km | 53% | 51% |
| Veteran | 4.7 km | 37% | 90% |
| North Deep Creek | 5.6 km | 27% | 92% |
| Corella | 5.7 km | 27% | 92% |
| Monkland | 6.1 km | 92% | 23% |
| Chatsworth | 6.3 km | 24% | 63% |