Eli Waters flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Eli Waters
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
7.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Eli Waters's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Eli Waters at a glance
Schools in and near Eli Waters
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 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 Eli Waters is zoned
Selling in Eli Waters? 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 7.45 km², Eli Waters is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 33% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 720 m² across 1,742 parcels.
Who lives in Eli Waters
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Eli Waters 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 893, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Eli Waters's 3,758 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pialba - Eli Waters, the wider ABS statistical area containing Eli Waters. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Eli Waters itself.
7,219 in 2001 to 17,754 in 2025, up 146%.
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.
Eli Waters 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 19 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 Eli Waters 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 Eli Waters. 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 Eli Waters lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Eli Waters planning - frequently asked
Is Eli Waters flood-prone?
About 62% of Eli Waters falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Eli Waters bushfire-prone?
Around 33% of Eli Waters is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Eli Waters?
The dominant planning zone in Eli Waters is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Low Density Residential and Open Space.
Does Eli Waters have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Eli Waters.
What is the typical lot size in Eli Waters?
Across 1,742 surveyed parcels in Eli Waters, the median lot size is about 720 m². There are also 246 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Eli Waters have a train station?
There is no train station inside Eli Waters itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Eli Waters?
At the 2021 Census Eli Waters had 3,758 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Pialba - Eli Waters statistical area, which contains Eli Waters, went from 7,219 people in 2001 to 17,754 in 2025, up 146%.
Is Eli Waters an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eli Waters scores 893 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Eli Waters?
Median household income in Eli Waters was $1,038 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point Vernon | 1.9 km | 29% | 17% |
| Pialba | 3.2 km | 14% | 13% |
| Urraween | 3.6 km | 2% | 14% |
| Dundowran | 4.0 km | 5% | 35% |
| Dundowran Beach | 4.0 km | 48% | 29% |
| Unnamed Locality | 4.7 km | 2% | <1% |
| Scarness | 5.4 km | 18% | 0% |
| Kawungan | 5.8 km | <1% | 20% |
| Nikenbah | 5.8 km | 33% | 38% |
| Torquay | 7.0 km | 7% | 3% |