Conway flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Conway
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 17.97 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
17.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Conway's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Conway at a glance
Schools in and near Conway
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: 9.83 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.83 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 Conway is zoned
Selling in Conway? 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 17.97 km², Conway is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 77% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,021 m² across 136 parcels.
Who lives in Conway
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Conway 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 936, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Conway's 202 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Conway. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Conway itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Conway 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 Conway address
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See what's in the $9 report →Conway planning - frequently asked
Is Conway flood-prone?
About 42% of Conway falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Conway bushfire-prone?
Around 77% of Conway is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Conway?
The dominant planning zone in Conway is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Recreation and open space.
Does Conway have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Conway.
What is the typical lot size in Conway?
Across 136 surveyed parcels in Conway, the median lot size is about 20,021 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Conway?
At the 2021 Census Conway had 202 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Conway, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Conway an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Conway scores 936 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Conway?
Median household income in Conway was $1,399 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 $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Beach | 2.8 km | 72% | 4% |
| Conway Beach | 4.2 km | 78% | 85% |
| Palm Grove | 6.7 km | 16% | 86% |
| Goorganga Plains | 7.1 km | 100% | 25% |
| Preston | 7.8 km | 61% | 68% |
| Cape Conway | 8.1 km | 8% | 78% |
| Glen Isla | 9.8 km | 99% | 37% |
| Breadalbane | 10.9 km | 100% | 35% |
| Lethebrook | 12.2 km | 98% | 11% |
| Brandy Creek | 13.6 km | <1% | 92% |