Burua flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Burua
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 43.64 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
43.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Burua's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Burua at a glance
Schools in and near Burua
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 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; use the official catchment finder for a specific address.
How Burua is zoned
Selling in Burua? 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 43.64 km², Burua is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 95% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 11,544 m² across 427 parcels.
Who lives in Burua
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Burua 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 1014, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Burua's 849 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Burua. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Burua itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
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.
Burua 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 Burua address
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See what's in the $9 report →Burua planning - frequently asked
Is Burua flood-prone?
About 40% of Burua falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Burua bushfire-prone?
Around 95% of Burua is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Burua?
The dominant planning zone in Burua is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Rural Residential.
Does Burua have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Burua.
What is the typical lot size in Burua?
Across 427 surveyed parcels in Burua, the median lot size is about 11,544 m². There are also 142 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Burua?
At the 2021 Census Burua had 849 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Burua, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Burua an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Burua scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Burua?
Median household income in Burua was $2,430 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,200 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beecher | 4.5 km | 48% | 79% |
| River Ranch | 5.7 km | 82% | 84% |
| Kirkwood | 5.9 km | 23% | 92% |
| O'Connell | 6.9 km | 29% | 98% |
| Wurdong Heights | 7.0 km | 34% | 90% |
| New Auckland | 7.5 km | 43% | 44% |
| Glen Eden | 7.7 km | 29% | 87% |
| Clinton | 7.9 km | 35% | 33% |
| Telina | 8.0 km | 33% | 60% |
| West Stowe | 8.5 km | 49% | 82% |