Callide flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Callide (Banana Shire, QLD) - 91.35 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.

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

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Callide at a glance

Parcels 62 Median lot 994,187 m² Mapped easements 51 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Callide

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: 3.82 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 8.90 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 Callide is zoned

Rural 97%
Community facilities 3%

Selling in Callide? 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 91.35 km², Callide is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 50% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 994,187 m² across 62 parcels.

Who lives in Callide

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

Population
80
usual residents, 2021
Median age
35
years
Median household income
$2,416
per week, Banana Shire suburb typical $1,781
Median rent
$200
per week, Banana Shire suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$2,167
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Callide's 80 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.0%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 10.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 22.5%
35-44 5.0%
45-54 11.2%
55-64 16.2%
65-74 6.2%
75-84 8.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.

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.

Callide 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
Observed flight pathsWatched, not yet sampled hereadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 5 October 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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Callide planning - frequently asked

Is Callide flood-prone?

About 50% of Callide falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.

Is Callide bushfire-prone?

Around 35% of Callide is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.

What is the zoning in Callide?

The dominant planning zone in Callide is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.

Does Callide have heritage-listed places?

Callide has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Callide?

Across 62 surveyed parcels in Callide, the median lot size is about 994,187 m². There are also 51 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Callide?

At the 2021 Census Callide had 80 usual residents, with a median age of 35 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Callide, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.

Is Callide an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Callide scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Callide?

Median household income in Callide was $2,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Dakenba 8.4 km 80% 13%
Mount Murchison 10.4 km 47% 36%
Jambin 11.9 km 58% 25%
Biloela 14.1 km 73% 12%
Dumgree 17.4 km 27% 84%
Orange Creek 17.6 km 60% 13%
Greycliffe 22.3 km 41% 61%
Goovigen 30.1 km 56% 25%
Prospect 30.8 km 44% 41%
Woolein 35.4 km 29% 22%

See all Banana Shire suburb profiles →