Doolbi zoning & planning overlays
8 heritage-listed places, joint 4th-most in Bundaberg Regional, and a median age of 59.
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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 on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
5.68 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Doolbi's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Doolbi
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
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.
Doolbi at a glance
Schools in and near Doolbi
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 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.
Which school zone is a Doolbi address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
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 the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 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 | Not 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 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Doolbi. 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 Doolbi. 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 Doolbi lot.
Doolbi planning - frequently asked
Is Doolbi flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Doolbi, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Bundaberg Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Published flood models are held over parts of Doolbi; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Doolbi bushfire-prone?
Around 3% of Doolbi is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
Is Doolbi under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 5% of Doolbi, and over about 17% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,500 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 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 | Not mapped | 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% |