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Caravonica flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Caravonica (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 4.64 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Caravonica properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 935 Caravonica properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Caravonica at a glance

Parcels 925 Median lot 781 m² Mapped easements 231 Bus stops 9 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 63%

Schools in and near Caravonica

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 0.81 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 Caravonica is zoned

Conservation 48%
Low Density Residential 24%
Low-medium Density Residential 9%
Open Space 8%
Environmental Management 8%
Community Facilities 1%

Selling in Caravonica? 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 4.64 km², Caravonica is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 781 m² across 925 parcels.

Who lives in Caravonica

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

Population
2,183
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,670
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $1,618
Median rent
$360
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $315
Median mortgage
$1,601
per month
Household size
2.4
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 989, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Caravonica's 2,183 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.0%
5-14 12.9%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 9.2%
35-44 11.6%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 14.4%
65-74 13.6%
75-84 6.6%
85+ 3.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

6,810 in 2001 to 14,877 in 2025, up 118%.

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.

Caravonica 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 10 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 Caravonica 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Caravonica. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Caravonica lot.

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Caravonica planning - frequently asked

Is Caravonica flood-prone?

About 40% of Caravonica falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 55% of the 935 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 514 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Caravonica bushfire-prone?

Around 19% of Caravonica is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Caravonica?

The dominant planning zone in Caravonica is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Low-medium Density Residential.

Does Caravonica have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Caravonica.

Is Caravonica hilly or flat?

Caravonica is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 4%, and 20% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 7 m to 83 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Caravonica?

Across 925 surveyed parcels in Caravonica, the median lot size is about 781 m². There are also 231 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Caravonica have a train station?

There is no train station inside Caravonica itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.

What is the population of Caravonica?

At the 2021 Census Caravonica had 2,183 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Redlynch statistical area, which contains Caravonica, went from 6,810 people in 2001 to 14,877 in 2025, up 118%.

Is Caravonica an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caravonica scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Caravonica?

Median household income in Caravonica was $1,670 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,601 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Kamerunga 2.7 km 73% 39%
Barron Gorge 2.7 km 13% 38%
Barron 3.0 km 100% 6%
Freshwater 4.2 km 32% 39%
Smithfield 4.2 km 48% 43%
Stratford 5.2 km 42% 69%
Brinsmead 5.5 km 35% 18%
Yorkeys Knob 5.6 km 87% 15%
Trinity Park 6.2 km 83% 22%
Holloways Beach 6.3 km 81% 15%

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