Elliott flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Elliott
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 144.75 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
144.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Elliott's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Elliott at a glance
Schools in and near Elliott
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
0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.95 km from the suburb boundary
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 Elliott is zoned
Selling in Elliott? 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 144.75 km², Elliott is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 4% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 149,017 m² across 100 parcels.
Who lives in Elliott
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Elliott 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 972, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Elliott's 156 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Elliott. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Elliott itself.
7,725 in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
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.
Elliott 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 Elliott 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 Elliott. 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 Elliott lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Elliott planning - frequently asked
Is Elliott flood-prone?
About 4% of Elliott falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Elliott bushfire-prone?
Around 74% of Elliott is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Elliott?
The dominant planning zone in Elliott is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Sport and recreation.
Does Elliott have heritage-listed places?
Elliott has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Elliott?
Across 100 surveyed parcels in Elliott, the median lot size is about 149,017 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Elliott?
At the 2021 Census Elliott had 156 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Elliott, went from 7,725 people in 2001 to 12,134 in 2025, up 57%.
Is Elliott an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Elliott scores 972 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Elliott?
Median household income in Elliott was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Gregory | 5.6 km | 6% | 72% |
| Alloway | 6.8 km | 15% | 21% |
| Goodwood | 9.6 km | 5% | 71% |
| Kensington | 10.4 km | 70% | 25% |
| Thabeban | 11.2 km | 78% | 30% |
| Branyan | 11.4 km | 79% | 47% |
| South Bingera | 12.2 km | 82% | 71% |
| Farnsfield | 12.5 km | 10% | 52% |
| Norville | 12.6 km | 64% | 33% |
| Svensson Heights | 12.7 km | 65% | 20% |