Durham zoning & planning overlays
Median lots of 2,025 m², zoned Rural. Plenty of room to spread out.
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A planning-constraint profile of Durham
(Bulloo Shire, QLD) - 18789.39 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
18789.39 km² - this suburb is highly constrained 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 Durham's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Durham at a glance
Schools in and near Durham
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: 62.37 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 148.30 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 Durham address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Durham is zoned
Selling in Durham? 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 18789.39 km², Durham is highly constrained 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, 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,025 m² across 134 parcels.
Who lives in Durham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Durham 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 952, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Durham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Durham itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Durham 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 | Not watched | 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 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Durham planning - frequently asked
Is Durham flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Durham, 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. Bulloo Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Durham bushfire-prone?
Around 21% of Durham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bulloo Shire average of 11%.
What is the zoning in Durham?
The dominant planning zone in Durham is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Durham have heritage-listed places?
Durham has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Durham?
Across 134 surveyed parcels in Durham, the median lot size is about 2,025 m². There are also 89 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Durham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Durham scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noccundra | 68.8 km | Not mapped | 3% |
| Cameron Corner | 119.8 km | Not mapped | 20% |
| Tanbar Barcoo Shire |
129.5 km | Not mapped | 8% |
| Eromanga Quilpie Shire |
148.4 km | <1% | 8% |
| Bulloo Downs | 169.9 km | Not mapped | 1% |
| Thargomindah | 197.0 km | <1% | 7% |
| Windorah Barcoo Shire |
216.2 km | Not mapped | 3% |
| Quilpie Quilpie Shire |
234.5 km | <1% | 13% |
| Farrars Creek Barcoo Shire |
247.6 km | 1% | 6% |
| Yowah Paroo Shire |
270.0 km | Not mapped | 16% |