Croydon zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Croydon
(Croydon Shire, QLD) - 4618.53 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4618.53 km² - this suburb is highly 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 Croydon's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Croydon at a glance
Schools in and near Croydon
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 107.24 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 Croydon is zoned
Selling in Croydon? 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 4618.53 km², Croydon is highly 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. Of what is mapped, 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 15 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 966 parcels.
Who lives in Croydon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Croydon 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 890, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Croydon's 215 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Croydon - Etheridge, the wider ABS statistical area containing Croydon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Croydon itself.
1,279 in 2001 to 1,000 in 2025, down 22%.
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.
Croydon 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 | 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 Croydon address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Croydon lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Croydon planning - frequently asked
Is Croydon flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Croydon, 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. Croydon Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Croydon bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Croydon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Croydon Shire average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Croydon?
The dominant planning zone in Croydon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Croydon have heritage-listed places?
Croydon has 15 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Croydon?
Across 966 surveyed parcels in Croydon, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Croydon?
At the 2021 Census Croydon had 215 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Croydon - Etheridge statistical area, which contains Croydon, went from 1,279 people in 2001 to 1,000 in 2025, down 22%.
Is Croydon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Croydon scores 890 and sits in decile 2 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 Croydon?
Median household income in Croydon was $1,292 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,292 for the typical suburb in Croydon Shire. Median rent was $148 a week and the median mortgage repayment $243 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coralie | 49.4 km | Not mapped | 70% |
| Blackbull | 67.0 km | 0% | 30% |
| Claraville | 79.0 km | 9% | 50% |
| Esmeralda | 79.6 km | Not mapped | 79% |
| Karron | 81.9 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| East Creek | 124.0 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Victoria Vale | 144.6 km | Not mapped | 50% |
| Bellfield | 159.4 km | Not mapped | 87% |
| Malpas-Trenton McKinlay Shire |
204.2 km | 17% | 25% |
| Taldora McKinlay Shire |
205.8 km | 42% | 14% |