Damper Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Damper Creek
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 164.57 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
164.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Damper Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Damper Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Damper Creek
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: 2.34 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 20.42 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 Damper Creek is zoned
Selling in Damper Creek? 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 164.57 km², Damper Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 199,984 m² across 76 parcels.
Who lives in Damper Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Damper Creek 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 867, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Damper Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Damper Creek itself.
11,086 in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Damper Creek 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 Damper Creek 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 Damper Creek. 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 Damper Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Damper Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Damper Creek flood-prone?
About 46% of Damper Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Damper Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 48% of Damper Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Damper Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Damper Creek is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Damper Creek have heritage-listed places?
Damper Creek has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Damper Creek?
Across 76 surveyed parcels in Damper Creek, the median lot size is about 199,984 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Damper Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Damper Creek scores 867 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cardwell | 13.8 km | 55% | 64% |
| Dalrymple Creek Hinchinbrook Shire |
13.8 km | 47% | 75% |
| Rungoo | 15.6 km | 40% | 63% |
| Hinchinbrook | 15.9 km | 14% | 29% |
| Ellerbeck | 17.8 km | 85% | 61% |
| Abergowrie Hinchinbrook Shire |
20.8 km | 58% | 62% |
| Long Pocket Hinchinbrook Shire |
21.7 km | 73% | 56% |
| Lumholtz | 23.0 km | 22% | 60% |
| Hawkins Creek Hinchinbrook Shire |
23.4 km | 53% | 60% |
| Carruchan | 23.5 km | 73% | 69% |