Danbulla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Danbulla
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 109.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
109.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Danbulla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Danbulla at a glance
Schools in and near Danbulla
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: 3.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 11.51 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 Danbulla is zoned
Selling in Danbulla? 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 109.13 km², Danbulla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 25% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 191,068 m² across 109 parcels.
Who lives in Danbulla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Danbulla 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 1031, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Danbulla's 88 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Danbulla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Danbulla itself.
7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Danbulla 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 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 Danbulla 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 Danbulla. 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 Danbulla lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Danbulla planning - frequently asked
Is Danbulla flood-prone?
About 25% of Danbulla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Danbulla bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Danbulla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Danbulla?
The dominant planning zone in Danbulla is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does Danbulla have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Danbulla.
What is the typical lot size in Danbulla?
Across 109 surveyed parcels in Danbulla, the median lot size is about 191,068 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Danbulla?
At the 2021 Census Danbulla had 88 usual residents, with a median age of 57 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Danbulla, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Danbulla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Danbulla scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Danbulla?
Median household income in Danbulla was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Mulgrave Cairns Regional |
7.5 km | 51% | 58% |
| Barrine | 7.9 km | 24% | 32% |
| Lake Tinaroo | 8.3 km | 98% | 18% |
| Lake Barrine | 9.9 km | 25% | 0% |
| Goldsborough Cairns Regional |
10.5 km | 31% | 56% |
| Tinaroo | 11.6 km | 22% | 73% |
| Kairi | 12.3 km | 30% | 8% |
| Lamb Range Cairns Regional |
12.6 km | 18% | 28% |
| Yungaburra | 13.6 km | 38% | 11% |
| Gadgarra | 14.2 km | 23% | 72% |