Carrington flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Carrington
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 10.99 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
10.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Carrington's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Carrington at a glance
Schools in and near Carrington
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: 2.10 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.10 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 Carrington is zoned
Selling in Carrington? 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 10.99 km², Carrington is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 6,205 m² across 129 parcels.
Who lives in Carrington
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Carrington 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 985, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Carrington's 191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Atherton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Carrington. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Carrington itself.
8,842 in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Carrington 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 | 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 Carrington 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 Carrington. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Carrington lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Carrington planning - frequently asked
Is Carrington flood-prone?
About 37% of Carrington falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Carrington bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Carrington is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Carrington?
The dominant planning zone in Carrington is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural residential.
Does Carrington have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Carrington.
What is the typical lot size in Carrington?
Across 129 surveyed parcels in Carrington, the median lot size is about 6,205 m². There are also 41 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Carrington?
At the 2021 Census Carrington had 191 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Atherton statistical area, which contains Carrington, went from 8,842 people in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Carrington an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Carrington scores 985 and sits in decile 5 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 Carrington?
Median household income in Carrington was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $338 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongabel | 4.9 km | 38% | 77% |
| Atherton | 5.0 km | 33% | 30% |
| Moomin | 7.5 km | 28% | 94% |
| East Barron | 10.9 km | 37% | 8% |
| Herberton | 12.2 km | 26% | 98% |
| Upper Barron | 12.4 km | 32% | 26% |
| Tolga | 12.6 km | 36% | 49% |
| Kairi | 13.7 km | 30% | 8% |
| Wondecla | 15.6 km | 31% | 88% |
| Kureen | 16.1 km | 31% | 0% |