Currajah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Currajah
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 8.93 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
8.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Currajah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Currajah at a glance
Schools in and near Currajah
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: 0.37 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.30 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 Currajah is zoned
Selling in Currajah? 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 8.93 km², Currajah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 50,324 m² across 68 parcels.
Who lives in Currajah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Currajah 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 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Currajah's 57 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Currajah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Currajah itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Currajah 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 16 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 Currajah 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 Currajah. 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 Currajah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Currajah planning - frequently asked
Is Currajah flood-prone?
About 42% of Currajah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Currajah bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Currajah and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Currajah?
The dominant planning zone in Currajah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose.
Does Currajah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Currajah.
What is the typical lot size in Currajah?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in Currajah, the median lot size is about 50,324 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Currajah?
At the 2021 Census Currajah had 57 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Currajah, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Currajah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Currajah scores 967 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Currajah?
Median household income in Currajah was $2,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $185 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,525 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wangan | 2.3 km | 76% | 0% |
| South Johnstone | 2.5 km | 73% | 0% |
| Bamboo Creek | 2.9 km | 57% | 2% |
| No. 6 Branch | 3.6 km | 46% | 4% |
| Pin Gin Hill | 3.8 km | 38% | 0% |
| Stockton | 4.2 km | 100% | 0% |
| Mundoo | 4.2 km | 89% | 2% |
| Boogan | 4.6 km | 96% | 4% |
| Stoters Hill | 4.9 km | 55% | 10% |
| Camp Creek | 5.6 km | 51% | 1% |