Dundowran Beach flood map & planning overlays
61.7% flood-mapped, on median lots of 2,563 m², mostly zoned for conservation.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
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 7 November 2026.
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. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Dundowran Beach
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
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Dundowran Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Dundowran Beach
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: 0.75 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.
Which school zone is a Dundowran Beach address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
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 62% 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 2,562 m² across 1,130 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 |
| 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Dundowran Beach. 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 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.
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 Dundowran Beach lot.
Dundowran Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Dundowran Beach flood-prone?
About 62% of Dundowran Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Published flood models are held over parts of Dundowran Beach; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Dundowran Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of Dundowran Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
Is Dundowran Beach under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 71% of Dundowran Beach, and over about 77% 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 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 7 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 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 1,130 surveyed parcels in Dundowran Beach, the median lot size is about 2,562 m². There are also 110 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 | 23% | 35% |
| Craignish | 3.9 km | 47% | 58% |
| Eli Waters | 4.0 km | 69% | 33% |
| Point Vernon | 5.3 km | 32% | 17% |
| Takura | 6.1 km | 22% | 92% |
| Urraween | 6.5 km | 15% | 14% |
| Pialba | 7.1 km | 33% | 13% |
| Walligan | 7.2 km | 48% | 91% |
| Toogoom | 7.5 km | 56% | 47% |
| Nikenbah | 7.7 km | 38% | 38% |