East Innisfail flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of East Innisfail
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 1.41 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.41 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to East Innisfail's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
East Innisfail at a glance
Schools in and near East Innisfail
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.05 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 East Innisfail is zoned
Selling in East Innisfail? 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 1.41 km², East Innisfail is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Township. The median lot measures about 1,011 m² across 800 parcels.
Who lives in East Innisfail
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the East Innisfail 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 867, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of East Innisfail's 1,757 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing East Innisfail. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than East Innisfail itself.
9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
East Innisfail 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 16 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 East Innisfail 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 East Innisfail. 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 East Innisfail lot.
See what's in the $9 report →East Innisfail planning - frequently asked
Is East Innisfail flood-prone?
About 92% of East Innisfail falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is East Innisfail bushfire-prone?
Around 21% of East Innisfail is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in East Innisfail?
The dominant planning zone in East Innisfail is Township, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Rural.
Does East Innisfail have heritage-listed places?
East Innisfail has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in East Innisfail?
Across 800 surveyed parcels in East Innisfail, the median lot size is about 1,011 m². There are also 41 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does East Innisfail have a train station?
There is no train station inside East Innisfail itself. The suburb is served by 7 bus stops.
What is the population of East Innisfail?
At the 2021 Census East Innisfail had 1,757 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains East Innisfail, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
Is East Innisfail an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), East Innisfail scores 867 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in East Innisfail?
Median household income in East Innisfail was $1,092 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innisfail | 1.2 km | 99% | 10% |
| Mighell | 1.5 km | 100% | 3% |
| Webb | 1.6 km | 100% | 17% |
| South Innisfail | 1.9 km | 100% | 58% |
| Innisfail Estate | 2.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| Goondi Hill | 2.2 km | 100% | 11% |
| Cullinane | 2.6 km | 100% | 3% |
| Goondi Bend | 3.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| Eaton | 3.3 km | 85% | 8% |
| Mundoo | 3.4 km | 89% | 2% |