Dixalea flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dixalea
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 229.29 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
229.29 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dixalea's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Dixalea
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled to
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Dixalea at a glance
Schools in and near Dixalea
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: 3.33 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 28.63 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 Dixalea is zoned
Selling in Dixalea? 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 229.29 km², Dixalea is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 640,705 m² across 234 parcels.
Who lives in Dixalea
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dixalea 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 1043, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dixalea's 102 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dixalea. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dixalea itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Dixalea 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 October 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Dixalea planning - frequently asked
Is Dixalea flood-prone?
About 58% of Dixalea falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Dixalea bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Dixalea is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
Is Dixalea under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Dixalea in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Dixalea?
The dominant planning zone in Dixalea is Rural.
Does Dixalea have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dixalea.
What is the typical lot size in Dixalea?
Across 234 surveyed parcels in Dixalea, the median lot size is about 640,705 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Dixalea?
At the 2021 Census Dixalea had 102 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Dixalea, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Dixalea an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dixalea scores 1043 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dixalea?
Median household income in Dixalea was $1,968 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $75 a week and the median mortgage repayment $3,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dululu | 13.6 km | 45% | 36% |
| Goovigen | 14.3 km | 56% | 25% |
| Wowan | 16.2 km | 56% | 37% |
| Wura Rockhampton Regional |
19.7 km | 39% | 43% |
| Fletcher Creek Rockhampton Regional |
23.7 km | 27% | 73% |
| Ulogie | 24.1 km | 28% | 67% |
| Oakey Creek Rockhampton Regional |
26.1 km | 26% | 87% |
| Pheasant Creek | 26.4 km | 40% | 39% |
| Jambin | 27.7 km | 58% | 25% |
| Westwood | 27.8 km | 37% | 52% |