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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
9.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Daradgee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Daradgee at a glance
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 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
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.
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 984, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Daradgee's 90 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 Daradgee 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 Daradgee. 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 Daradgee lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |