Drinan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Drinan
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 23.71 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
23.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Drinan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Drinan at a glance
Schools in and near Drinan
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: 1.43 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.50 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 Drinan is zoned
Selling in Drinan? 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 23.71 km², Drinan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 87% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 100,035 m² across 112 parcels.
Who lives in Drinan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Drinan 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 900, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Drinan's 135 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Drinan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Drinan itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Drinan 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 Drinan 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 Drinan. 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 Drinan lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Drinan planning - frequently asked
Is Drinan flood-prone?
About 87% of Drinan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Drinan bushfire-prone?
Around 59% of Drinan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Drinan?
The dominant planning zone in Drinan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Drinan have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Drinan.
What is the typical lot size in Drinan?
Across 112 surveyed parcels in Drinan, the median lot size is about 100,035 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Drinan?
At the 2021 Census Drinan had 135 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains Drinan, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Drinan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Drinan scores 900 and sits in decile 2 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 Drinan?
Median household income in Drinan was $982 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $276 a week and the median mortgage repayment $693 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delan | 4.6 km | 62% | 80% |
| Duingal | 6.3 km | 68% | 82% |
| McIlwraith | 6.4 km | 45% | 53% |
| Skyring Reserve | 6.5 km | 82% | 32% |
| Redhill Farms | 7.1 km | 40% | 30% |
| Wallaville | 7.9 km | 81% | 39% |
| Bungadoo | 8.2 km | 85% | 72% |
| Maroondan | 9.6 km | 49% | 82% |
| Tirroan | 10.3 km | 41% | 40% |
| Electra | 10.6 km | 76% | 50% |