Birdsville flood map & planning overlays
7 heritage-listed places on median lots of 2,016 m². A small town that has held onto its past.
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A planning-constraint profile of Birdsville
(Diamantina Shire, QLD) - 32945.32 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
32945.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Birdsville's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Birdsville at a glance
Schools in and near Birdsville
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 342.62 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Birdsville is zoned
Selling in Birdsville? 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 32945.32 km², Birdsville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 12% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,016 m² across 321 parcels.
Who lives in Birdsville
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Birdsville 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 Birdsville's 110 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Birdsville. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Birdsville itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
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.
Birdsville 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 | Not watched | 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 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Birdsville planning - frequently asked
Is Birdsville flood-prone?
About 12% of Birdsville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%.
Is Birdsville bushfire-prone?
Around 12% of Birdsville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Diamantina Shire average of 4%.
What is the zoning in Birdsville?
The dominant planning zone in Birdsville is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Township.
Does Birdsville have heritage-listed places?
Birdsville has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Birdsville?
Across 321 surveyed parcels in Birdsville, the median lot size is about 2,016 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Birdsville?
At the 2021 Census Birdsville had 110 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Far Central West statistical area, which contains Birdsville, went from 2,925 people in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
Is Birdsville an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Birdsville 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 Birdsville?
Median household income in Birdsville was $1,792 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,792 for the typical suburb in Diamantina Shire. Median rent was $113 a week and the median mortgage repayment $953 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bedourie | 112.4 km | 9% | 2% |
| Sturt | 148.1 km | Not mapped | <1% |
| Amaroo | 174.8 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Sturt Boulia Shire |
202.7 km | Not mapped | <1% |
| Amaroo Boulia Shire |
224.7 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Toko Boulia Shire |
226.9 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Wills Boulia Shire |
265.6 km | 0% | 6% |
| Farrars Creek Barcoo Shire |
275.3 km | 1% | 6% |
| Boulia Boulia Shire |
281.0 km | 17% | 15% |
| Georgina Boulia Shire |
306.5 km | Not mapped | 7% |