Boyne Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boyne Island
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 49.4 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
49.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boyne Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boyne Island at a glance
Schools in and near Boyne Island
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
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: 0.54 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 Boyne Island is zoned
Selling in Boyne Island? 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 49.4 km², Boyne Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 4 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Limited Development (constrained Land). The median lot measures about 710 m² across 2,369 parcels.
Who lives in Boyne Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boyne Island 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boyne Island's 4,835 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boyne Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boyne Island itself.
7,853 in 2001 to 10,760 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
Boyne Island 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 Boyne Island 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Boyne Island lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boyne Island planning - frequently asked
Is Boyne Island flood-prone?
About 81% of Boyne Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Boyne Island bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Boyne Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Boyne Island?
The dominant planning zone in Boyne Island is Limited Development (constrained Land), though the suburb also includes Special Industry and Rural.
Does Boyne Island have heritage-listed places?
Boyne Island has 4 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Boyne Island?
Across 2,369 surveyed parcels in Boyne Island, the median lot size is about 710 m². There are also 346 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Boyne Island have a train station?
There is no train station inside Boyne Island itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Boyne Island?
At the 2021 Census Boyne Island had 4,835 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boyne Island - Tannum Sands statistical area, which contains Boyne Island, went from 7,853 people in 2001 to 10,760 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Boyne Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boyne Island scores 946 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 Boyne Island?
Median household income in Boyne Island was $1,870 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Trees | 4.9 km | 87% | 23% |
| O'Connell | 5.2 km | 29% | 98% |
| Glen Eden | 6.6 km | 29% | 87% |
| Wurdong Heights | 6.6 km | 34% | 90% |
| Toolooa | 7.2 km | 17% | 75% |
| Telina | 8.2 km | 33% | 60% |
| Kirkwood | 8.4 km | 23% | 92% |
| Sun Valley | 8.6 km | 30% | 54% |
| South Gladstone | 9.0 km | 27% | 37% |
| Tannum Sands | 9.3 km | 67% | 62% |