Broadmere flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Broadmere (Banana Shire, QLD) - 577.86 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Broadmere's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Broadmere at a glance

Parcels 53 Median lot 4,529,236 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Broadmere

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 12.72 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 12.72 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 Broadmere is zoned

Rural 99%
Environmental management and conservation 1%

Selling in Broadmere? 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 577.86 km², Broadmere is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 41% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 40% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,529,236 m² across 53 parcels.

Who lives in Broadmere

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Broadmere suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
38
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1065, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Broadmere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Broadmere itself.

9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Broadmere data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 5 October 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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Broadmere planning - frequently asked

Is Broadmere flood-prone?

About 41% of Broadmere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.

Is Broadmere bushfire-prone?

Around 40% of Broadmere is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.

What is the zoning in Broadmere?

The dominant planning zone in Broadmere is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.

Does Broadmere have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Broadmere.

What is the typical lot size in Broadmere?

Across 53 surveyed parcels in Broadmere, the median lot size is about 4,529,236 m².

Is Broadmere an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Broadmere scores 1065 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kinnoul 20.1 km 46% 18%
Gwambegwine 21.5 km 34% 80%
Eurombah 37.2 km 46% 22%
Ghinghinda 37.6 km 35% 77%
Taroom 39.7 km 52% 23%
Baroondah 41.1 km 28% 91%
Spring Creek 50.0 km 40% 51%
Taroom
Western Downs Regional
50.2 km 94% 100%
Eurombah
Western Downs Regional
52.7 km 57% 15%
Glenhaughton 53.8 km 28% 95%

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