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Edmonton flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Edmonton (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 20.3 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 10 September 2026.

Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Edmonton's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Edmonton properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 5,170 Edmonton properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Edmonton at a glance

Parcels 4,879 Median lot 722 m² Mapped easements 650 Bus stops 30 Schools in suburb 4 Landslide overlay 14%

Schools in and near Edmonton

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

4

2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Edmonton is zoned

Emerging Community 20%
Low Density Residential 17%
Special Purpose 15%
Conservation 12%
Low Impact Industry 6%
Open Space 5%

Selling in Edmonton? 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 20.3 km², Edmonton is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 78% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 10 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Emerging Community. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 722 m² across 4,879 parcels.

Who lives in Edmonton

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Edmonton suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
11,409
usual residents, 2021
Median age
33
years
Median household income
$1,643
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $1,618
Median rent
$350
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $315
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.8
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 932, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Edmonton's 11,409 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.6%
5-14 16.6%
15-19 7.0%
20-24 6.1%
25-34 14.5%
35-44 13.3%
45-54 13.6%
55-64 9.8%
65-74 7.2%
75-84 3.3%
85+ 1.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Edmonton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Edmonton. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Edmonton itself.

6,502 in 2001 to 12,342 in 2025, up 90%.

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.

Edmonton data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 10 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 Edmonton 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 Edmonton. 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 Edmonton lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Edmonton planning - frequently asked

Is Edmonton flood-prone?

About 78% of Edmonton falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 21% of the 5,170 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1008 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Edmonton bushfire-prone?

Around 22% of Edmonton is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Edmonton?

The dominant planning zone in Edmonton is Emerging Community, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Special Purpose.

Does Edmonton have heritage-listed places?

Edmonton has 10 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Edmonton hilly or flat?

Edmonton is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 2%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 9 m to 63 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Edmonton?

Across 4,879 surveyed parcels in Edmonton, the median lot size is about 722 m². There are also 650 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Edmonton have a train station?

There is no train station inside Edmonton itself. The suburb is served by 30 bus stops.

What is the population of Edmonton?

At the 2021 Census Edmonton had 11,409 usual residents, with a median age of 33 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Edmonton statistical area, which contains Edmonton, went from 6,502 people in 2001 to 12,342 in 2025, up 90%.

Is Edmonton an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Edmonton scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Edmonton?

Median household income in Edmonton was $1,643 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bentley Park 1.9 km 50% 37%
Mount Sheridan 3.1 km 41% 31%
Wrights Creek 3.7 km 100% 9%
White Rock 4.6 km 93% 9%
Mount Peter 5.1 km 100% 47%
Bayview Heights 6.1 km 33% 37%
Woree 6.1 km 74% 28%
Packers Camp 6.3 km 100% 10%
Portsmith 7.4 km 100% 1%
Earlville 7.8 km 46% 29%

See all Cairns Regional suburb profiles →