Burketown flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 1,012 m² and a median age of 33. A young town with roomy blocks.
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A planning-constraint profile of Burketown
(Burke Shire, QLD) - 1714.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1714.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burketown's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Burketown at a glance
Schools in and near Burketown
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 55.80 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Burketown address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Burketown is zoned
Selling in Burketown? 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 1714.92 km², Burketown is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 459 parcels.
Who lives in Burketown
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burketown 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 944, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burketown's 204 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Carpentaria, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burketown. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burketown itself.
4,905 in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.
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.
Burketown 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 | Not watched | 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 5 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 Burketown 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 →Published flood models are held over parts of Burketown. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Burketown lot.
Burketown planning - frequently asked
Is Burketown flood-prone?
About 7% of Burketown falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 2%. Published flood models are held over parts of Burketown; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Burketown bushfire-prone?
Around 28% of Burketown is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Burke Shire average of 59%.
What is the zoning in Burketown?
The dominant planning zone in Burketown is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space and Township.
Does Burketown have heritage-listed places?
Burketown has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Burketown?
Across 459 surveyed parcels in Burketown, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Burketown?
At the 2021 Census Burketown had 204 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Carpentaria statistical area, which contains Burketown, went from 4,905 people in 2001 to 5,284 in 2025, up 8%.
Is Burketown an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burketown scores 944 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Burketown?
Median household income in Burketown was $1,325 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,325 for the typical suburb in Burke Shire. Median rent was $148 a week and the median mortgage repayment $751 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gregory | 82.2 km | <1% | 60% |
| Nicholson | 96.6 km | Not mapped | 47% |
| Lawn Hill | 122.5 km | <1% | 78% |
| Gidya | 159.9 km | Not mapped | 82% |
| Lawn Hill Mount Isa City |
186.8 km | Not mapped | 84% |
| Gunpowder Mount Isa City |
222.0 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Blackbull Croydon Shire |
225.8 km | 0% | 30% |
| Karron Croydon Shire |
233.1 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Claraville Croydon Shire |
234.1 km | 9% | 50% |
| Coralie Croydon Shire |
239.4 km | Not mapped | 70% |