Childers flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Childers
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 19.15 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
19.15 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Childers's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Childers at a glance
Schools in and near Childers
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Childers is zoned
Selling in Childers? 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 19.15 km², Childers is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 5% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 42% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 32 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,000 m² across 1,153 parcels.
Who lives in Childers
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Childers 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 850, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Childers's 1,682 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Childers. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Childers itself.
7,725 in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
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.
Childers 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 19 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 Childers 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 Childers. 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 Childers lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Childers planning - frequently asked
Is Childers flood-prone?
About 5% of Childers falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Childers bushfire-prone?
Around 42% of Childers is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Childers?
The dominant planning zone in Childers is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Low density residential.
Does Childers have heritage-listed places?
Childers has 32 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Childers?
Across 1,153 surveyed parcels in Childers, the median lot size is about 1,000 m². There are also 167 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Childers?
At the 2021 Census Childers had 1,682 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Childers, went from 7,725 people in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
Is Childers an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Childers scores 850 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Childers?
Median household income in Childers was $816 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,170 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Tree Creek | 4.1 km | 2% | 93% |
| Doolbi | 4.6 km | 0% | 3% |
| South Isis | 4.7 km | 7% | 64% |
| Horton | 7.5 km | 0% | 55% |
| North Isis | 8.2 km | 4% | 47% |
| Eureka | 10.2 km | 4% | 92% |
| Isis Central | 10.4 km | 4% | 82% |
| Kullogum | 10.6 km | 3% | 97% |
| Abington | 10.6 km | 16% | 81% |
| Cordalba | 11.1 km | 6% | 62% |