Bullyard flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bullyard
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 30.84 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
30.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bullyard's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Bullyard at a glance
Schools in and near Bullyard
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: 6.51 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 Bullyard is zoned
Selling in Bullyard? 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 30.84 km², Bullyard is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% 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 25,227 m² across 165 parcels.
Who lives in Bullyard
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bullyard 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 878, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bullyard's 206 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bullyard. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bullyard itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Bullyard 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 Bullyard 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 Bullyard lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bullyard planning - frequently asked
Is Bullyard flood-prone?
About 51% of Bullyard falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Bullyard bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Bullyard is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Bullyard?
The dominant planning zone in Bullyard is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Bullyard have heritage-listed places?
Bullyard has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bullyard?
Across 165 surveyed parcels in Bullyard, the median lot size is about 25,227 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Bullyard?
At the 2021 Census Bullyard had 206 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains Bullyard, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Bullyard an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bullyard scores 878 and sits in decile 1 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 Bullyard?
Median household income in Bullyard was $1,271 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $175 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,372 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroondan | 3.9 km | 49% | 82% |
| Bungadoo | 6.4 km | 85% | 72% |
| Delan | 6.9 km | 62% | 80% |
| McIlwraith | 6.9 km | 45% | 53% |
| Damascus | 7.9 km | 52% | 80% |
| Electra | 9.0 km | 76% | 50% |
| Gin Gin | 10.0 km | 49% | 76% |
| Givelda | 11.2 km | 83% | 56% |
| Drinan | 11.4 km | 87% | 59% |
| Bucca | 11.6 km | 58% | 73% |