Dittmer flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dittmer
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 27.7 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
27.7 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dittmer's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Dittmer at a glance
Schools in and near Dittmer
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: 14.92 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 14.86 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 Dittmer is zoned
Selling in Dittmer? 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 27.7 km², Dittmer is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 15% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,493 m² across 82 parcels.
Who lives in Dittmer
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dittmer 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dittmer. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dittmer 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.
Dittmer 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 Dittmer 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 Dittmer. 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 Dittmer lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Dittmer planning - frequently asked
Is Dittmer flood-prone?
About 15% of Dittmer falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Dittmer bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Dittmer is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Dittmer?
The dominant planning zone in Dittmer is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural residential.
Does Dittmer have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dittmer.
What is the typical lot size in Dittmer?
Across 82 surveyed parcels in Dittmer, the median lot size is about 1,493 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Dittmer?
At the 2021 Census Dittmer had 52 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Dittmer, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Dittmer an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dittmer scores 924 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 Dittmer?
Median household income in Dittmer was $769 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pauls Pocket | 5.9 km | 4% | 98% |
| Silver Creek | 8.0 km | 54% | 82% |
| Kelsey Creek | 8.1 km | 72% | 77% |
| Lake Proserpine | 8.8 km | 36% | 97% |
| Crystal Brook | 8.9 km | 37% | 69% |
| Goorganga Creek | 12.7 km | 36% | 94% |
| Foxdale | 14.6 km | 100% | 18% |
| Mount Pluto | 14.6 km | 20% | 62% |
| Proserpine | 16.4 km | 86% | 31% |
| Gunyarra | 17.2 km | 77% | 66% |