Cape Conway flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cape Conway
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 309.06 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
309.06 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cape Conway's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cape Conway at a glance
Schools in and near Cape Conway
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: 0.74 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.76 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 Cape Conway is zoned
Selling in Cape Conway? 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 309.06 km², Cape Conway is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 8% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 47,442,910 m² across 6 parcels.
Cape Conway 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 | Not 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 Cape Conway 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Cape Conway lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cape Conway planning - frequently asked
Is Cape Conway flood-prone?
About 8% of Cape Conway falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Cape Conway bushfire-prone?
Around 78% of Cape Conway is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Cape Conway?
The dominant planning zone in Cape Conway is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Low density residential.
Does Cape Conway have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cape Conway.
What is the typical lot size in Cape Conway?
Across 6 surveyed parcels in Cape Conway, the median lot size is about 47,442,910 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Beach | 7.8 km | 78% | 85% |
| Conway | 8.1 km | 42% | 77% |
| Palm Grove | 8.3 km | 16% | 86% |
| Wilson Beach | 9.1 km | 72% | 4% |
| Preston | 12.0 km | 61% | 68% |
| Brandy Creek | 13.4 km | <1% | 92% |
| Shute Harbour | 13.6 km | 76% | 66% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 14.7 km | 19% | 90% |
| Goorganga Plains | 15.1 km | 100% | 25% |
| Glen Isla | 15.7 km | 99% | 37% |