Biloela flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Biloela
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 17.65 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17.65 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Biloela's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Biloela at a glance
Schools in and near Biloela
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
3 schools providing primary years and 3 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 Biloela is zoned
Selling in Biloela? 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 17.65 km², Biloela is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 73% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% 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 829 m² across 2,749 parcels.
Who lives in Biloela
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Biloela 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Biloela's 5,692 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Biloela, the wider ABS statistical area containing Biloela. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Biloela itself.
5,668 in 2001 to 5,847 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Biloela 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 3 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 Biloela address
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Biloela planning - frequently asked
Is Biloela flood-prone?
About 73% of Biloela falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Biloela bushfire-prone?
Around 12% of Biloela is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Biloela?
The dominant planning zone in Biloela is Rural, though the suburb also includes General residential and Community facilities.
Does Biloela have heritage-listed places?
Biloela has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Biloela?
Across 2,749 surveyed parcels in Biloela, the median lot size is about 829 m². There are also 317 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Biloela?
At the 2021 Census Biloela had 5,692 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Biloela statistical area, which contains Biloela, went from 5,668 people in 2001 to 5,847 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Biloela an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Biloela scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Biloela?
Median household income in Biloela was $1,884 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakenba | 6.2 km | 80% | 13% |
| Mount Murchison | 9.4 km | 47% | 36% |
| Callide | 14.1 km | 50% | 35% |
| Orange Creek | 17.3 km | 60% | 13% |
| Prospect | 18.5 km | 44% | 41% |
| Thangool | 21.6 km | 40% | 35% |
| Jambin | 24.6 km | 58% | 25% |
| Dumgree | 26.5 km | 27% | 84% |
| Greycliffe | 28.7 km | 41% | 61% |
| Valentine Plains | 30.3 km | 33% | 72% |