Delan flood map & planning overlays

80% bushfire-mapped and 61.5% flood-mapped, on 2 ha median lots, with a median age of 51.

A planning-constraint profile of Delan (Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 32.28 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Delan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Delan

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
7%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
1%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 6,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Delan at a glance

Parcels 241 Median lot 21,615 m² Mapped easements 18 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Delan

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 1.25 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 4.86 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Delan address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Delan is zoned

Rural 80%
Rural residential 19%
Community facilities 1%
Open space 1%
Environmental management and conservation 0%

Selling in Delan? 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 32.28 km², Delan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% 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 21,615 m² across 241 parcels.

Who lives in Delan

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

Population
323
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$973
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $1,125
Median rent
$150
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $265
Median mortgage
$1,083
per month
Household size
2.2
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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 825, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Delan's 323 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.5%
5-14 8.1%
15-19 6.9%
20-24 7.2%
25-34 7.2%
35-44 10.9%
45-54 11.5%
55-64 17.8%
65-74 20.2%
75-84 7.8%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Delan 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Delan 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

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

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Delan lot.

Delan planning - frequently asked

Is Delan flood-prone?

About 62% of Delan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Delan; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Delan bushfire-prone?

Around 80% of Delan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.

Is Delan under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Delan in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Delan?

The dominant planning zone in Delan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Community facilities.

Does Delan have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Delan.

What is the typical lot size in Delan?

Across 241 surveyed parcels in Delan, the median lot size is about 21,615 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Delan?

At the 2021 Census Delan had 323 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains Delan, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.

Is Delan an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Delan scores 825 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Delan?

Median household income in Delan was $973 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
McIlwraith 4.3 km 45% 53%
Bungadoo 4.4 km 85% 72%
Drinan 4.6 km 87% 59%
Maroondan 5.9 km 49% 82%
Bullyard 6.9 km 51% 75%
Electra 7.5 km 76% 50%
Redhill Farms 8.4 km 40% 30%
Skyring Reserve 8.7 km 82% 32%
Gin Gin 9.7 km 49% 76%
Duingal 10.0 km 68% 82%

See all Bundaberg Regional suburb profiles →