Bombeeta flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bombeeta
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 18.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
18.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bombeeta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bombeeta at a glance
Schools in and near Bombeeta
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: 1.33 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.04 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 Bombeeta is zoned
Selling in Bombeeta? 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 18.02 km², Bombeeta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 55% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 80,902 m² across 101 parcels.
Who lives in Bombeeta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bombeeta 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 907, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bombeeta's 147 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bombeeta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bombeeta 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.
Bombeeta 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 16 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 Bombeeta 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 Bombeeta. 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 Bombeeta lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bombeeta planning - frequently asked
Is Bombeeta flood-prone?
About 55% of Bombeeta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Bombeeta bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Bombeeta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Bombeeta?
The dominant planning zone in Bombeeta is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Bombeeta have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Bombeeta.
What is the typical lot size in Bombeeta?
Across 101 surveyed parcels in Bombeeta, the median lot size is about 80,902 m². There are also 38 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bombeeta?
At the 2021 Census Bombeeta had 147 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Bombeeta, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Bombeeta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bombeeta scores 907 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bombeeta?
Median household income in Bombeeta was $1,431 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $823 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Lever Estate | 3.9 km | 71% | 1% |
| Basilisk | 4.8 km | 26% | 22% |
| Japoonvale | 4.9 km | 58% | 15% |
| Germantown | 5.5 km | 44% | 0% |
| No. 5 Branch | 6.7 km | 78% | 4% |
| Warrubullen | 6.8 km | 59% | 32% |
| Mena Creek | 7.2 km | 53% | 2% |
| Cowley Creek | 8.3 km | 72% | 24% |
| Utchee Creek | 8.3 km | 40% | <1% |
| Camp Creek | 8.3 km | 51% | 1% |