Coorada flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coorada
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 643.9 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
643.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coorada's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Coorada at a glance
Schools in and near Coorada
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: 33.46 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 35.46 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 Coorada is zoned
Selling in Coorada? 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 643.9 km², Coorada is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 12,815,245 m² across 26 parcels.
Who lives in Coorada
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coorada 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 1019, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coorada. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coorada itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Coorada 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 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 Coorada address
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Coorada planning - frequently asked
Is Coorada flood-prone?
About 32% of Coorada falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Coorada bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Coorada is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Coorada?
The dominant planning zone in Coorada is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Coorada have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Coorada.
What is the typical lot size in Coorada?
Across 26 surveyed parcels in Coorada, the median lot size is about 12,815,245 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Coorada an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coorada scores 1019 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmoral | 28.7 km | 44% | 41% |
| Roundstone | 29.2 km | 55% | 38% |
| Gwambegwine | 38.7 km | 34% | 80% |
| Ghinghinda | 41.1 km | 35% | 77% |
| Warnoah | 46.7 km | 64% | 38% |
| Isla | 50.2 km | 44% | 51% |
| Glenhaughton | 50.6 km | 28% | 95% |
| Theodore | 53.1 km | 100% | 52% |
| Lonesome Creek | 55.0 km | 63% | 17% |
| Kianga | 55.9 km | 54% | 18% |