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Caroline Crossing zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Caroline Crossing (Murweh Shire, QLD) - 2003.11 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Caroline Crossing's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

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Caroline Crossing at a glance

Parcels 77 Median lot 17,028,686 m² Mapped easements 3 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Caroline Crossing

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: 12.76 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 79.64 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 Caroline Crossing is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Caroline Crossing? 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 2003.11 km², Caroline Crossing is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 17,028,686 m² across 77 parcels.

Who lives in Caroline Crossing

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

Population
44
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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1046, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.

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.

Caroline Crossing data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe 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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Caroline Crossing planning - frequently asked

Is Caroline Crossing flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Caroline Crossing, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Murweh Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Caroline Crossing bushfire-prone?

Around 36% of Caroline Crossing is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.

What is the zoning in Caroline Crossing?

The dominant planning zone in Caroline Crossing is Rural.

Does Caroline Crossing have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Caroline Crossing.

What is the typical lot size in Caroline Crossing?

Across 77 surveyed parcels in Caroline Crossing, the median lot size is about 17,028,686 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Caroline Crossing an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Caroline Crossing scores 1046 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Augathella 41.2 km 3% 18%
Clara Creek 46.5 km Not mapped 16%
Redford 46.8 km <1% 72%
Nive 57.4 km Not mapped 11%
Upper Warrego 73.4 km 0% 76%
Tyrconnel 76.6 km 10% 53%
Gowrie Station 77.2 km Not mapped 18%
Sommariva 77.8 km 0% 21%
Yandarlo
Blackall Tambo Regional
78.4 km Not mapped 16%
Caldervale
Blackall Tambo Regional
82.1 km 7% 69%

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