Callemondah flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Callemondah (Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 46.51 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Callemondah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Callemondah at a glance

Parcels 190 Median lot 10,756 m² Mapped easements 109 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Callemondah

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.78 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.80 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 Callemondah is zoned

Special Purpose 59%
Open Space 18%
Rural 9%
Medium Impact Industry 7%
Special Industry 4%
Limited Development (constrained Land) 3%

Selling in Callemondah? 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 46.51 km², Callemondah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 95% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Special Purpose. The median lot measures about 10,756 m² across 190 parcels.

Who lives in Callemondah

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Callemondah suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
30
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1012, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Callemondah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Callemondah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Callemondah itself.

34 in 2001 to 33 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Callemondah data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Callemondah planning - frequently asked

Is Callemondah flood-prone?

About 95% of Callemondah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Callemondah bushfire-prone?

Around 12% of Callemondah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.

What is the zoning in Callemondah?

The dominant planning zone in Callemondah is Special Purpose, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Rural.

Does Callemondah have heritage-listed places?

Callemondah has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Callemondah?

Across 190 surveyed parcels in Callemondah, the median lot size is about 10,756 m². There are also 109 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Callemondah an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Callemondah scores 1012 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gladstone Central 3.2 km 72% <1%
West Gladstone 4.4 km 50% 29%
Byellee 5.0 km 87% 62%
Clinton 5.1 km 35% 33%
Barney Point 5.7 km 88% 0%
Kin Kora 6.0 km 50% 48%
New Auckland 6.2 km 43% 44%
South Gladstone 6.2 km 27% 37%
Sun Valley 6.6 km 30% 54%
Telina 7.5 km 33% 60%

See all Gladstone Regional suburb profiles →