Corella flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Corella
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 13.73 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
13.73 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Corella's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Corella at a glance
Schools in and near Corella
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: 2.16 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.11 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 Corella is zoned
Selling in Corella? 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 13.73 km², Corella is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management And Conservation. The median lot measures about 83,365 m² across 69 parcels.
Who lives in Corella
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Corella 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 954, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Corella's 68 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Corella. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Corella itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Corella 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 Corella 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 Corella. 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 Corella lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Corella planning - frequently asked
Is Corella flood-prone?
About 27% of Corella falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Corella bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Corella is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Corella?
The dominant planning zone in Corella is Environmental Management And Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community Purposes.
Does Corella have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Corella.
What is the typical lot size in Corella?
Across 69 surveyed parcels in Corella, the median lot size is about 83,365 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Corella?
At the 2021 Census Corella had 68 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Corella, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Corella an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Corella scores 954 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Corella?
Median household income in Corella was $2,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tamaree | 3.5 km | 26% | 83% |
| North Deep Creek | 4.1 km | 27% | 92% |
| Chatsworth | 5.2 km | 24% | 63% |
| Banks Pocket | 5.7 km | 51% | 73% |
| Araluen | 6.0 km | 28% | 66% |
| Curra | 6.1 km | 42% | 82% |
| Veteran | 7.3 km | 37% | 90% |
| Two Mile | 7.3 km | 53% | 51% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 7.8 km | 47% | 83% |
| Victory Heights | 8.6 km | 59% | 87% |