Dingo Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dingo Beach
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 2.17 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
2.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dingo Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Dingo Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Dingo Beach
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: 26.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 26.54 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 Dingo Beach is zoned
Selling in Dingo Beach? 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 2.17 km², Dingo Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 833 m² across 242 parcels.
Who lives in Dingo Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dingo Beach 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 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dingo Beach's 159 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dingo Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dingo Beach itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Dingo Beach 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 Dingo Beach address
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See what's in the $9 report →Dingo Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Dingo Beach flood-prone?
About 48% of Dingo Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Dingo Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 93% of Dingo Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Dingo Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Dingo Beach is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Neighbourhood centre.
Does Dingo Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dingo Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Dingo Beach?
Across 242 surveyed parcels in Dingo Beach, the median lot size is about 833 m².
What is the population of Dingo Beach?
At the 2021 Census Dingo Beach had 159 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Dingo Beach, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Dingo Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dingo Beach scores 927 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dingo Beach?
Median household income in Dingo Beach was $982 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $323 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,652 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hideaway Bay | 1.6 km | 47% | 71% |
| Cape Gloucester | 8.2 km | 84% | 84% |
| Gregory River | 17.6 km | 59% | 55% |
| Woodwark | 22.6 km | 44% | 93% |
| Mount Pluto | 24.0 km | 20% | 62% |
| Riordanvale | 26.9 km | 6% | 91% |
| Myrtlevale | 27.5 km | 63% | 40% |
| Foxdale | 28.7 km | 100% | 18% |
| Sugarloaf | 28.7 km | 8% | 92% |
| Strathdickie | 29.1 km | 31% | 70% |