Damascus flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Damascus
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 52.93 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
52.93 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Damascus's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Damascus at a glance
Schools in and near Damascus
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: 2.12 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.07 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 Damascus is zoned
Selling in Damascus? 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 52.93 km², Damascus is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 52% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 112,750 m² across 64 parcels.
Who lives in Damascus
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Damascus 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 893, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Damascus's 96 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Damascus. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Damascus itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Damascus 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 Damascus 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 Damascus. 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 Damascus lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Damascus planning - frequently asked
Is Damascus flood-prone?
About 52% of Damascus falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Damascus bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Damascus is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Damascus?
The dominant planning zone in Damascus is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Community facilities.
Does Damascus have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Damascus.
What is the typical lot size in Damascus?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Damascus, the median lot size is about 112,750 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Damascus?
At the 2021 Census Damascus had 96 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains Damascus, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Damascus an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Damascus scores 893 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 Damascus?
Median household income in Damascus was $933 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $745 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maroondan | 5.9 km | 49% | 82% |
| Gin Gin | 6.1 km | 49% | 76% |
| Bullyard | 7.9 km | 51% | 75% |
| McIlwraith | 8.4 km | 45% | 53% |
| Tirroan | 10.1 km | 41% | 40% |
| Abbotsford | 11.0 km | 34% | 89% |
| Redhill Farms | 11.3 km | 40% | 30% |
| Delan | 11.7 km | 62% | 80% |
| Monduran | 12.6 km | 41% | 85% |
| Dalysford | 12.9 km | 39% | 94% |