Dundowran Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Dundowran Beach
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 13.19 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
13.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Dundowran Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Dundowran Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Dundowran Beach
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: 0.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.75 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 Dundowran Beach is zoned
Selling in Dundowran Beach? 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 13.19 km², Dundowran Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 2,617 m² across 1,103 parcels.
Who lives in Dundowran Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Dundowran Beach 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 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Dundowran Beach's 2,299 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Craignish - Dundowran Beach, the wider ABS statistical area containing Dundowran Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Dundowran Beach itself.
2,255 in 2001 to 6,235 in 2025, up 176%.
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.
Dundowran Beach 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 Dundowran Beach 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 Dundowran Beach. 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 Dundowran Beach lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Dundowran Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Dundowran Beach flood-prone?
About 48% of Dundowran Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Dundowran Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of Dundowran Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Dundowran Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Dundowran Beach is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Emerging Communities and Low Density Residential.
Does Dundowran Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Dundowran Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Dundowran Beach?
Across 1,103 surveyed parcels in Dundowran Beach, the median lot size is about 2,617 m². There are also 107 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Dundowran Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Dundowran Beach itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of Dundowran Beach?
At the 2021 Census Dundowran Beach had 2,299 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Craignish - Dundowran Beach statistical area, which contains Dundowran Beach, went from 2,255 people in 2001 to 6,235 in 2025, up 176%.
Is Dundowran Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Dundowran Beach scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Dundowran Beach?
Median household income in Dundowran Beach was $1,651 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $418 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,764 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dundowran | 2.9 km | 5% | 35% |
| Craignish | 3.9 km | 46% | 58% |
| Eli Waters | 4.0 km | 62% | 33% |
| Point Vernon | 5.3 km | 29% | 17% |
| Takura | 6.1 km | 17% | 92% |
| Urraween | 6.5 km | 2% | 14% |
| Pialba | 7.1 km | 14% | 13% |
| Walligan | 7.2 km | 47% | 91% |
| Toogoom | 7.5 km | 56% | 47% |
| Nikenbah | 7.7 km | 33% | 38% |