Daradgee flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Daradgee (Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 9.7 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Daradgee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Daradgee at a glance

Parcels 227 Median lot 6,171 m² Mapped easements 12 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 1%

Schools in and near Daradgee

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 3.11 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.50 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 Daradgee is zoned

Rural 98%
Special purpose 1%
Environmental management and conservation 1%

Selling in Daradgee? 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 9.7 km², Daradgee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 6,171 m² across 227 parcels.

Who lives in Daradgee

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Daradgee suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
90
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,213
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $1,319
Median rent
$240
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,437
per month
Household size
2.6
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 984, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Daradgee's 90 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.7%
5-14 10.1%
15-19 11.2%
20-24 4.5%
25-34 10.1%
35-44 11.2%
45-54 14.6%
55-64 15.7%
65-74 10.1%
75-84 5.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Babinda, the wider ABS statistical area containing Daradgee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Daradgee itself.

4,292 in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Daradgee data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Daradgee address

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Published flood models are held over parts of Daradgee. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

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Daradgee planning - frequently asked

Is Daradgee flood-prone?

About 92% of Daradgee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.

Is Daradgee bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Daradgee and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).

What is the zoning in Daradgee?

The dominant planning zone in Daradgee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special purpose and Environmental management and conservation.

Does Daradgee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Daradgee.

What is the typical lot size in Daradgee?

Across 227 surveyed parcels in Daradgee, the median lot size is about 6,171 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Daradgee?

At the 2021 Census Daradgee had 90 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Babinda statistical area, which contains Daradgee, went from 4,292 people in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.

Is Daradgee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Daradgee scores 984 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Daradgee?

Median household income in Daradgee was $1,213 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,437 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Garradunga 2.5 km 51% <1%
Goondi 2.9 km 98% 0%
Fitzgerald Creek 2.9 km 62% <1%
Sundown 3.2 km 98% 0%
Vasa Views 3.8 km 43% 0%
Jubilee Heights 3.8 km 43% 1%
Eubenangee 4.2 km 59% 12%
O'Briens Hill 4.3 km 96% 0%
Cullinane 4.4 km 100% 3%
Goondi Bend 4.8 km 100% 0%

See all Cassowary Coast Regional suburb profiles →