Bungalow flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Bungalow
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 2.19 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
2.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Bungalow's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Bungalow properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,100 Bungalow properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,100 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Bungalow.
Bungalow at a glance
Schools in and near Bungalow
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: 0.21 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.47 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 Bungalow is zoned
Selling in Bungalow? 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 2.19 km², Bungalow is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Impact Industry. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 550 m² across 1,952 parcels.
Who lives in Bungalow
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Bungalow 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 885, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Bungalow's 2,358 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Westcourt - Bungalow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Bungalow. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Bungalow itself.
5,475 in 2001 to 6,811 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Bungalow 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 Bungalow 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Bungalow lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Bungalow planning - frequently asked
Is Bungalow flood-prone?
About 100% of Bungalow falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 2,100 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2100 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Bungalow bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Bungalow is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.
What is the zoning in Bungalow?
The dominant planning zone in Bungalow is Medium Impact Industry, though the suburb also includes Low Impact Industry and Mixed Use.
Does Bungalow have heritage-listed places?
Bungalow has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Bungalow hilly or flat?
Bungalow is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 4 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Bungalow?
Across 1,952 surveyed parcels in Bungalow, the median lot size is about 550 m². There are also 164 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Bungalow have a train station?
There is no train station inside Bungalow itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Bungalow?
At the 2021 Census Bungalow had 2,358 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Westcourt - Bungalow statistical area, which contains Bungalow, went from 5,475 people in 2001 to 6,811 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Bungalow an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Bungalow scores 885 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 Bungalow?
Median household income in Bungalow was $1,121 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,371 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westcourt | 0.9 km | 100% | <1% |
| Parramatta Park | 1.7 km | 100% | 10% |
| Manunda | 2.3 km | 99% | 40% |
| Cairns City | 2.8 km | 65% | 0% |
| Mooroobool | 2.9 km | 48% | 18% |
| Woree | 3.0 km | 74% | 28% |
| Manoora | 3.1 km | 94% | 20% |
| Earlville | 3.4 km | 46% | 29% |
| Portsmith | 3.5 km | 100% | 1% |
| Cairns North | 3.8 km | 52% | <1% |