Bulloo Downs flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bulloo Downs
(Bulloo Shire, QLD) - 11252.09 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11252.09 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bulloo Downs's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bulloo Downs at a glance
Schools in and near Bulloo Downs
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: 38.71 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 195.06 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 Bulloo Downs is zoned
Selling in Bulloo Downs? 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 11252.09 km², Bulloo Downs is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 174,898,194 m² across 14 parcels.
Who lives in Bulloo Downs
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bulloo Downs 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 952, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bulloo Downs. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bulloo Downs itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Bulloo Downs 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 Bulloo Downs address
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See what's in the $9 report →Bulloo Downs planning - frequently asked
Is Bulloo Downs flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Bulloo Downs and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Bulloo Downs bushfire-prone?
Around 1% of Bulloo Downs is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bulloo Shire average of 4%.
What is the zoning in Bulloo Downs?
The dominant planning zone in Bulloo Downs is Rural.
Does Bulloo Downs have heritage-listed places?
Bulloo Downs has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bulloo Downs?
Across 14 surveyed parcels in Bulloo Downs, the median lot size is about 174,898,194 m².
Is Bulloo Downs an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bulloo Downs scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thargomindah | 86.8 km | <1% | 7% |
| Noccundra | 104.4 km | Not mapped | 3% |
| Cameron Corner | 133.9 km | 0% | 1% |
| Hungerford | 134.2 km | 0% | 11% |
| Yowah Paroo Shire |
168.7 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Durham | 169.9 km | 0% | 2% |
| Hungerford Paroo Shire |
180.1 km | 0% | 10% |
| Eulo Paroo Shire |
198.7 km | <1% | 14% |
| Quilpie Quilpie Shire |
221.2 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Cuttaburra Paroo Shire |
224.6 km | 0% | 15% |