Collinsville flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Collinsville (Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 27.9 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

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Collinsville at a glance

Parcels 1,261 Median lot 1,012 m² Mapped easements 69 Schools in suburb 4

Schools in and near Collinsville

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

4

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 Collinsville is zoned

Rural 65%
Community facilities 10%
Special industry 8%
Rural residential 5%
Low density residential 4%
Recreation and open space 3%

Selling in Collinsville? 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 27.9 km², Collinsville is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 1,261 parcels.

Who lives in Collinsville

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

Population
1,496
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,271
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $1,499
Median rent
$200
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $295
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.2
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 875, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Collinsville's 1,496 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.1%
5-14 10.5%
15-19 4.1%
20-24 4.4%
25-34 14.9%
35-44 10.0%
45-54 15.3%
55-64 15.3%
65-74 12.0%
75-84 4.8%
85+ 1.6%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,111 in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Collinsville 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 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 Collinsville address

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

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Collinsville planning - frequently asked

Is Collinsville flood-prone?

About 36% of Collinsville falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Collinsville bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of Collinsville is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.

What is the zoning in Collinsville?

The dominant planning zone in Collinsville is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Special industry.

Does Collinsville have heritage-listed places?

Collinsville has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Collinsville?

Across 1,261 surveyed parcels in Collinsville, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 69 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Collinsville?

At the 2021 Census Collinsville had 1,496 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Collinsville statistical area, which contains Collinsville, went from 4,111 people in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Collinsville an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Collinsville scores 875 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Collinsville?

Median household income in Collinsville was $1,271 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Scottville 3.3 km 44% 54%
Springlands 14.7 km 49% 91%
Bogie 23.7 km 41% 99%
Newlands 41.4 km 42% 84%
Lake Proserpine 56.3 km 36% 97%
Mount Wyatt 57.3 km 42% 96%
Bowen 57.9 km 47% 86%
Pauls Pocket 62.4 km 4% 98%
Andromache 62.6 km 29% 92%
Dittmer 62.7 km 15% 96%

See all Whitsunday Regional suburb profiles →