Bingil Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bingil Bay
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.69 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
4.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bingil Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bingil Bay at a glance
Schools in and near Bingil Bay
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: 7.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 19.65 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 Bingil Bay is zoned
Selling in Bingil Bay? 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 4.69 km², Bingil Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 1,602 m² across 297 parcels.
Who lives in Bingil Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bingil Bay 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 910, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bingil Bay's 438 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bingil Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bingil Bay itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 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.
Bingil Bay 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 Bingil Bay 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 Bingil Bay. 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 Bingil Bay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bingil Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Bingil Bay flood-prone?
About 50% of Bingil Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Bingil Bay bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Bingil Bay and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Bingil Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Bingil Bay is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Township.
Does Bingil Bay have heritage-listed places?
Bingil Bay has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bingil Bay?
Across 297 surveyed parcels in Bingil Bay, the median lot size is about 1,602 m². There are also 42 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bingil Bay?
At the 2021 Census Bingil Bay had 438 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Bingil Bay, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Bingil Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bingil Bay scores 910 and sits in decile 2 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 Bingil Bay?
Median household income in Bingil Bay was $961 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,320 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garners Beach | 1.5 km | 74% | 21% |
| Midgeree Bar | 2.9 km | 81% | 54% |
| Djiru | 4.1 km | 29% | 4% |
| Mission Beach | 4.5 km | 34% | 9% |
| Maria Creeks | 5.6 km | 77% | 35% |
| Granadilla | 7.7 km | 54% | 35% |
| Wongaling Beach | 8.1 km | 37% | 17% |
| Daveson | 8.3 km | 94% | 10% |
| Kurrimine Beach | 9.1 km | 32% | 16% |
| Friday Pocket | 9.6 km | 45% | 7% |