Coral Sea planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Coral Sea
(Hinchinbrook Shire, QLD) - 7961.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
7961.02 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coral Sea's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Coral Sea
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Coral Sea at a glance
Schools in and near Coral Sea
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 2.53 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.20 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Coral Sea address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Coral Sea is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Coral Sea, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Coral Sea sits in a zone under the Hinchinbrook Shire planning scheme, and Hinchinbrook Shire is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 7961.02 km², Coral Sea is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear.
Coral Sea data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 | Not 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 | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Coral Sea address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Coral Sea. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Coral Sea lot.
Coral Sea planning - frequently asked
Is Coral Sea flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Coral Sea, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Hinchinbrook Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Coral Sea bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Coral Sea and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Hinchinbrook Shire average is 36%).
Is Coral Sea under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 2% of Coral Sea, and over about 4% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 6 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Coral Sea?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Coral Sea, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Hinchinbrook Shire publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Coral Sea have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Coral Sea.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florence Bay Townsville City |
63.6 km | 10% | 91% |
| Horseshoe Bay Townsville City |
65.7 km | 40% | 86% |
| Arcadia Townsville City |
66.6 km | 8% | 90% |
| Nelly Bay Townsville City |
68.5 km | 29% | 82% |
| West Point Townsville City |
69.4 km | 9% | 93% |
| Picnic Bay Townsville City |
70.9 km | 18% | 93% |
| Cape Cleveland Townsville City |
73.3 km | 78% | 57% |
| Coral Sea Townsville City |
75.2 km | <1% | 0% |
| Cungulla Townsville City |
76.1 km | 100% | 50% |
| Pallarenda Townsville City |
77.6 km | 56% | 67% |