This page covers the Bundaberg East suburb only. For all of Bundaberg, see the Bundaberg flood map by suburb →
Bundaberg East flood map & planning overlays
99.9% flood-mapped, 4th-highest in Bundaberg Regional, on median lots of 801 m². Town blocks, low ground.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Bundaberg East
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 4.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bundaberg East's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Bundaberg East
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Bundaberg East at a glance
Schools in and near Bundaberg East
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Bundaberg East address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Bundaberg East is zoned
Selling in Bundaberg East? 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 4.57 km², Bundaberg East is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Industry. The median lot measures about 801 m² across 2,012 parcels.
Who lives in Bundaberg East
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bundaberg East 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 868, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bundaberg East's 2,839 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg East - Kalkie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bundaberg East. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bundaberg East itself.
4,096 in 2001 to 5,981 in 2025, up 46%.
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.
Bundaberg East 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Bundaberg East 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Bundaberg East. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Bundaberg East. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Bundaberg East lot.
Bundaberg East planning - frequently asked
Is Bundaberg East flood-prone?
About 100% of Bundaberg East falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Bundaberg East; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Bundaberg East bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Bundaberg East is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
Is Bundaberg East under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Bundaberg East, and over about 79% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Bundaberg East?
The dominant planning zone in Bundaberg East is Industry, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Open space.
Does Bundaberg East have heritage-listed places?
Bundaberg East has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Bundaberg East?
Across 2,012 surveyed parcels in Bundaberg East, the median lot size is about 801 m². There are also 255 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bundaberg East have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bundaberg East itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Bundaberg East?
At the 2021 Census Bundaberg East had 2,839 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Bundaberg East - Kalkie statistical area, which contains Bundaberg East, went from 4,096 people in 2001 to 5,981 in 2025, up 46%.
Is Bundaberg East an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bundaberg East scores 868 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Bundaberg East?
Median household income in Bundaberg East was $1,080 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,222 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kepnock | 1.8 km | 78% | 14% |
| Kalkie | 1.8 km | 80% | 10% |
| Bundaberg South | 1.9 km | 100% | 2% |
| Bundaberg Central | 2.5 km | 98% | 0% |
| Ashfield | 2.8 km | 77% | 33% |
| Bundaberg North | 3.0 km | 100% | 11% |
| Walkervale | 3.0 km | 72% | 0% |
| Avenell Heights | 3.5 km | 76% | <1% |
| Bundaberg West | 4.0 km | 100% | 14% |
| Rubyanna | 4.0 km | 80% | 5% |