Blackall flood map & planning overlays
The most residents and schools in Blackall Tambo Regional: 1,365 people, 4 schools. The district hub.
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A planning-constraint profile of Blackall
(Blackall Tambo Regional, QLD) - 16600.41 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
16600.41 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Blackall's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Blackall at a glance
Schools in and near Blackall
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 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.
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How Blackall is zoned
Selling in Blackall? 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 16600.41 km², Blackall is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 7,254 m² across 1,975 parcels.
Who lives in Blackall
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Blackall 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 932, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Blackall's 1,365 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Barcaldine - Blackall, the wider ABS statistical area containing Blackall. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Blackall itself.
5,868 in 2001 to 4,912 in 2025, down 16%.
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.
Blackall 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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Blackall planning - frequently asked
Is Blackall flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Blackall and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Blackall bushfire-prone?
Around 19% of Blackall is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Blackall Tambo Regional average of 22%.
What is the zoning in Blackall?
The dominant planning zone in Blackall is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Recreation and open space.
Does Blackall have heritage-listed places?
Blackall has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Blackall?
Across 1,975 surveyed parcels in Blackall, the median lot size is about 7,254 m². There are also 66 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Blackall?
At the 2021 Census Blackall had 1,365 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Barcaldine - Blackall statistical area, which contains Blackall, went from 5,868 people in 2001 to 4,912 in 2025, down 16%.
Is Blackall an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Blackall scores 932 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 Blackall?
Median household income in Blackall was $1,143 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,207 for the typical suburb in Blackall Tambo Regional. Median rent was $157 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnie Downs | 70.6 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Macfarlane | 75.5 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Mount Enniskillen | 76.0 km | Not mapped | 18% |
| Lumeah | 77.2 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Lansdowne | 100.8 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Tambo | 107.1 km | 1% | 9% |
| Scrubby Creek | 110.9 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Yaraka Longreach Regional |
112.1 km | Not mapped | 42% |
| Windeyer | 113.3 km | <1% | 69% |
| Bayrick | 113.3 km | Not mapped | 14% |