Bidwill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bidwill
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 33.47 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
33.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bidwill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bidwill at a glance
Schools in and near Bidwill
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: 1.67 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.45 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 Bidwill is zoned
Selling in Bidwill? 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 33.47 km², Bidwill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 63% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 15,636 m² across 295 parcels.
Who lives in Bidwill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bidwill 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 928, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bidwill's 517 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Granville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bidwill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bidwill itself.
3,181 in 2001 to 3,227 in 2025, up 1%.
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.
Bidwill 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 19 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 Bidwill 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Bidwill. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bidwill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bidwill planning - frequently asked
Is Bidwill flood-prone?
About 63% of Bidwill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Bidwill bushfire-prone?
Around 54% of Bidwill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Bidwill?
The dominant planning zone in Bidwill is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community facilities.
Does Bidwill have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bidwill.
What is the typical lot size in Bidwill?
Across 295 surveyed parcels in Bidwill, the median lot size is about 15,636 m². There are also 16 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bidwill?
At the 2021 Census Bidwill had 517 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Granville statistical area, which contains Bidwill, went from 3,181 people in 2001 to 3,227 in 2025, up 1%.
Is Bidwill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bidwill scores 928 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 Bidwill?
Median household income in Bidwill was $1,490 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,348 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tinana South | 5.2 km | 54% | 56% |
| Granville | 6.9 km | 85% | 44% |
| Magnolia | 7.4 km | 57% | 66% |
| Glenorchy | 8.4 km | 42% | 38% |
| Tinana | 8.8 km | 77% | 55% |
| Maryborough | 9.0 km | 82% | 36% |
| Teddington | 9.1 km | 51% | 70% |
| Ferney | 9.9 km | 75% | 64% |
| Walkers Point | 11.2 km | 90% | 37% |
| Boonooroo Plains | 11.3 km | 16% | 83% |