Baralaba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Baralaba
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 373.26 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
373.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Baralaba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Baralaba at a glance
Schools in and near Baralaba
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 school providing primary years and 1 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 Baralaba is zoned
Selling in Baralaba? 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 373.26 km², Baralaba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,094 m² across 435 parcels.
Who lives in Baralaba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Baralaba 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 931, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Baralaba's 324 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Baralaba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Baralaba 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.
Baralaba 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 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 Baralaba address
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Baralaba planning - frequently asked
Is Baralaba flood-prone?
About 72% of Baralaba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Baralaba bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Baralaba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Baralaba?
The dominant planning zone in Baralaba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Township.
Does Baralaba have heritage-listed places?
Baralaba has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Baralaba?
Across 435 surveyed parcels in Baralaba, the median lot size is about 1,094 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Baralaba?
At the 2021 Census Baralaba had 324 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Baralaba, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Baralaba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Baralaba scores 931 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Baralaba?
Median household income in Baralaba was $1,428 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alberta | 17.2 km | 59% | 43% |
| Kokotungo | 18.5 km | 52% | 16% |
| Moura | 22.2 km | 69% | 10% |
| Woolein | 23.7 km | 29% | 22% |
| Dumpy Creek | 32.1 km | 39% | 18% |
| Banana | 33.5 km | 40% | 13% |
| Greycliffe | 37.3 km | 41% | 61% |
| Goovigen | 41.6 km | 56% | 25% |
| Orange Creek | 43.6 km | 60% | 13% |
| Wowan | 44.6 km | 56% | 37% |