Cunnamulla flood map & planning overlays
Cunnamulla leads Paroo Shire: 1,233 residents and 4 schools.
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A planning-constraint profile of Cunnamulla
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 4591.07 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4591.07 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cunnamulla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cunnamulla at a glance
Schools in and near Cunnamulla
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Cunnamulla is zoned
Selling in Cunnamulla? 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 4591.07 km², Cunnamulla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,023 m² across 1,158 parcels.
Who lives in Cunnamulla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cunnamulla 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 858, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cunnamulla's 1,233 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cunnamulla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cunnamulla itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Cunnamulla 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 | Not watched | 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 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Cunnamulla planning - frequently asked
Is Cunnamulla flood-prone?
About 21% of Cunnamulla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 33%.
Is Cunnamulla bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Cunnamulla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Cunnamulla?
The dominant planning zone in Cunnamulla is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and General residential.
Does Cunnamulla have heritage-listed places?
Cunnamulla has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Cunnamulla?
Across 1,158 surveyed parcels in Cunnamulla, the median lot size is about 2,023 m². There are also 71 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Cunnamulla?
At the 2021 Census Cunnamulla had 1,233 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Far South West statistical area, which contains Cunnamulla, went from 3,708 people in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
Is Cunnamulla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cunnamulla scores 858 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cunnamulla?
Median household income in Cunnamulla was $994 a week at the 2021 Census, against $896 for the typical suburb in Paroo Shire. Median rent was $125 a week and the median mortgage repayment $729 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coongoola | 35.6 km | 42% | 10% |
| Tuen | 56.6 km | 0% | 22% |
| Linden | 60.3 km | 67% | 4% |
| Widgeegoara | 62.2 km | 72% | 12% |
| Eulo | 73.6 km | <1% | 14% |
| Cuttaburra | 81.7 km | Not mapped | 15% |
| Humeburn | 85.2 km | Not mapped | 19% |
| Noorama | 88.1 km | 22% | 30% |
| Wyandra | 89.4 km | 30% | 8% |
| Barringun | 91.5 km | Not mapped | 31% |