Edge Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Edge Hill
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 2.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Edge Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Edge Hill properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,163 Edge Hill properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,163 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Edge Hill.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Edge Hill
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
23% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land at ANEF 30 and above is generally unacceptable for new houses and most noise-sensitive uses. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Cairns Regional Council ANEF
Edge Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Edge Hill
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: 1.71 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 Edge Hill is zoned
Selling in Edge Hill? 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 2.61 km², Edge Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 65% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 738 m² across 2,142 parcels.
Who lives in Edge Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Edge Hill 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 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Edge Hill's 4,088 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Whitfield - Edge Hill, the wider ABS statistical area containing Edge Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Edge Hill itself.
8,083 in 2001 to 8,573 in 2025, up 6%.
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.
Edge Hill 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 12 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 Edge Hill 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 Edge Hill. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Edge Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Edge Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Edge Hill flood-prone?
About 65% of Edge Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 43% of the 2,163 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 939 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Edge Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Edge Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.
Is Edge Hill affected by aircraft noise?
About 23% of Edge Hill sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 30 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Edge Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Edge Hill is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium Density Residential and Open Space.
Does Edge Hill have heritage-listed places?
Edge Hill has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Edge Hill hilly or flat?
Edge Hill is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 11% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 64 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Edge Hill?
Across 2,142 surveyed parcels in Edge Hill, the median lot size is about 738 m². There are also 226 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Edge Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Edge Hill itself. The suburb is served by 19 bus stops.
What is the population of Edge Hill?
At the 2021 Census Edge Hill had 4,088 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Whitfield - Edge Hill statistical area, which contains Edge Hill, went from 8,083 people in 2001 to 8,573 in 2025, up 6%.
Is Edge Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Edge Hill scores 1017 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 Edge Hill?
Median household income in Edge Hill was $1,674 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,618 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield | 1.7 km | 23% | 31% |
| Manunda | 2.0 km | 99% | 40% |
| Manoora | 2.0 km | 94% | 20% |
| Cairns North | 2.7 km | 52% | <1% |
| Stratford | 3.0 km | 42% | 69% |
| Brinsmead | 3.2 km | 35% | 18% |
| Kanimbla | 3.2 km | 33% | 58% |
| Parramatta Park | 3.3 km | 100% | 10% |
| Westcourt | 3.4 km | 100% | <1% |
| Aeroglen | 3.4 km | 74% | 10% |