Baroondah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Baroondah
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 1328.36 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
1328.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Baroondah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Baroondah at a glance
Schools in and near Baroondah
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: 20.72 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 34.99 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 Baroondah is zoned
Selling in Baroondah? 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 1328.36 km², Baroondah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 10,532,529 m² across 40 parcels.
Who lives in Baroondah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Baroondah 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 1065, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Baroondah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Baroondah 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.
Baroondah 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 Baroondah address
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Baroondah planning - frequently asked
Is Baroondah flood-prone?
About 28% of Baroondah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Baroondah bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Baroondah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Baroondah?
The dominant planning zone in Baroondah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Community facilities.
Does Baroondah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Baroondah.
What is the typical lot size in Baroondah?
Across 40 surveyed parcels in Baroondah, the median lot size is about 10,532,529 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Baroondah?
At the 2021 Census Baroondah had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Baroondah, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Baroondah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Baroondah scores 1065 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Baroondah?
Median household income in Baroondah was $5,499 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eurombah | 32.9 km | 46% | 22% |
| Kinnoul | 33.8 km | 46% | 18% |
| Eurombah Western Downs Regional |
37.9 km | 57% | 15% |
| Broadmere | 41.1 km | 41% | 40% |
| Waikola Western Downs Regional |
52.2 km | 38% | 28% |
| Glenhaughton | 52.2 km | 28% | 95% |
| Gwambegwine | 53.8 km | 34% | 80% |
| Clifford Western Downs Regional |
55.9 km | 40% | 32% |
| Bundi Western Downs Regional |
64.4 km | 38% | 30% |
| Grosmont Western Downs Regional |
67.1 km | 46% | 11% |