Cherwell flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cherwell
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 145.54 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
145.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cherwell's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cherwell at a glance
Schools in and near Cherwell
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: 2.05 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.61 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 Cherwell is zoned
Selling in Cherwell? 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 145.54 km², Cherwell is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 657,885 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in Cherwell
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cherwell 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 863, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cherwell. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cherwell itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Cherwell 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 Cherwell 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 Cherwell lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cherwell planning - frequently asked
Is Cherwell flood-prone?
About 2% of Cherwell falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Cherwell bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Cherwell is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Cherwell?
The dominant planning zone in Cherwell is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Cherwell have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cherwell.
What is the typical lot size in Cherwell?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Cherwell, the median lot size is about 657,885 m².
Is Cherwell an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cherwell scores 863 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Haven | 6.9 km | 7% | 94% |
| Howard | 9.3 km | <1% | 92% |
| Buxton Bundaberg Regional |
9.7 km | 39% | 87% |
| Isis River Bundaberg Regional |
9.8 km | 8% | 96% |
| Burrum River | 12.2 km | 4% | 73% |
| Burrum Town | 12.4 km | 3% | 99% |
| Torbanlea | 13.5 km | <1% | 92% |
| Abington Bundaberg Regional |
14.1 km | 16% | 81% |
| Burrum Heads | 14.8 km | 39% | 68% |
| Duckinwilla | 15.3 km | 5% | 98% |