Doolbi flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Doolbi
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 5.68 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
5.68 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Doolbi's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Doolbi at a glance
Schools in and near Doolbi
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: 0.96 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.72 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 Doolbi is zoned
Selling in Doolbi? 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 5.68 km², Doolbi is relatively unconstrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 3% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 8 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,912 m² across 116 parcels.
Who lives in Doolbi
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Doolbi 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 880, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Doolbi's 101 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Doolbi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Doolbi itself.
7,725 in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
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.
Doolbi 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 Doolbi 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 Doolbi. 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 Doolbi lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Doolbi planning - frequently asked
Is Doolbi flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Doolbi and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 49%).
Is Doolbi bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Doolbi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Doolbi?
The dominant planning zone in Doolbi is Rural, though the suburb also includes Sport and recreation and Rural residential.
Does Doolbi have heritage-listed places?
Doolbi has 8 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Doolbi?
Across 116 surveyed parcels in Doolbi, the median lot size is about 4,912 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Doolbi?
At the 2021 Census Doolbi had 101 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Doolbi, went from 7,725 people in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
Is Doolbi an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Doolbi scores 880 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Doolbi?
Median household income in Doolbi was $974 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $900 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horton | 3.1 km | 0% | 55% |
| South Isis | 4.6 km | 7% | 64% |
| Childers | 4.6 km | 5% | 42% |
| Abington | 6.0 km | 16% | 81% |
| North Isis | 7.5 km | 4% | 47% |
| Apple Tree Creek | 8.0 km | 2% | 93% |
| Isis River | 9.1 km | 8% | 96% |
| Redridge | 9.5 km | 8% | 76% |
| Cordalba | 12.1 km | 6% | 62% |
| Farnsfield | 12.9 km | 10% | 52% |