Elliott Heads flood map & planning overlays
57.1% flood-mapped, with a median age of 54 among 1,160 residents. A mature crowd by the water.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Elliott Heads
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 12.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
12.48 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Elliott Heads's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Elliott Heads
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 31 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Elliott Heads at a glance
Schools in and near Elliott Heads
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 5.29 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 Elliott Heads is zoned
Selling in Elliott Heads? 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 12.48 km², Elliott Heads is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 57% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 828 m² across 1,029 parcels.
Who lives in Elliott Heads
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Elliott Heads 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 Elliott Heads's 1,160 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bargara - Burnett Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Elliott Heads. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Elliott Heads itself.
11,287 in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
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 Heads 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 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 Heads 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Elliott Heads. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Elliott Heads. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Elliott Heads lot.
Elliott Heads planning - frequently asked
Is Elliott Heads flood-prone?
About 57% of Elliott Heads falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Elliott Heads; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Elliott Heads bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Elliott Heads is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
Is Elliott Heads under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 21% of Elliott Heads, and over about 30% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 31 Oct 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Elliott Heads?
The dominant planning zone in Elliott Heads is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Low density residential.
Does Elliott Heads have heritage-listed places?
Elliott Heads has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Elliott Heads?
Across 1,029 surveyed parcels in Elliott Heads, the median lot size is about 828 m². There are also 90 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Elliott Heads have a train station?
There is no train station inside Elliott Heads itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Elliott Heads?
At the 2021 Census Elliott Heads had 1,160 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Bargara - Burnett Heads statistical area, which contains Elliott Heads, went from 11,287 people in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
Is Elliott Heads an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Elliott Heads 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 Elliott Heads?
Median household income in Elliott Heads was $1,026 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $293 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coral Cove | 3.2 km | 36% | 14% |
| Innes Park | 5.0 km | 30% | 17% |
| Calavos | 5.5 km | 32% | 35% |
| Coonarr | 6.5 km | 56% | 82% |
| Woongarra | 6.5 km | 18% | 4% |
| Windermere | 7.4 km | 19% | 4% |
| Ashfield | 9.3 km | 77% | 33% |
| Bargara | 9.7 km | 82% | 10% |
| Qunaba | 10.9 km | 21% | <1% |
| Kepnock | 11.2 km | 78% | 14% |