Camboon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Camboon
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 1715.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1715.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Camboon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Camboon at a glance
Schools in and near Camboon
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: 5.20 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.20 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 Camboon is zoned
Selling in Camboon? 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 1715.02 km², Camboon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 50% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,411,548 m² across 149 parcels.
Who lives in Camboon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Camboon 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Camboon's 76 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Camboon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Camboon 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.
Camboon 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | 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 October 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 Camboon 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.
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Camboon planning - frequently asked
Is Camboon flood-prone?
About 37% of Camboon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Camboon bushfire-prone?
Around 50% of Camboon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Camboon?
The dominant planning zone in Camboon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Camboon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Camboon.
What is the typical lot size in Camboon?
Across 149 surveyed parcels in Camboon, the median lot size is about 4,411,548 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Camboon?
At the 2021 Census Camboon had 76 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 3.1 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Camboon, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Camboon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Camboon scores 973 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 Camboon?
Median household income in Camboon was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Creek | 22.1 km | 35% | 38% |
| Lonesome Creek | 27.8 km | 63% | 17% |
| Theodore | 28.6 km | 100% | 52% |
| Tarramba | 38.3 km | 38% | 30% |
| Cracow | 40.4 km | 36% | 74% |
| Isla | 40.8 km | 44% | 51% |
| Kianga | 46.8 km | 54% | 18% |
| Thangool | 47.5 km | 40% | 35% |
| Prospect | 50.0 km | 44% | 41% |
| Glenmoral | 53.2 km | 44% | 41% |