Etty Bay flood map & planning overlays
68.6% flood-mapped, on 4,411 m² median lots, mostly zoned Environmental Management and Conservation.
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 Etty Bay
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 14.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
14.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Etty Bay'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 Etty Bay
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 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Etty Bay at a glance
Schools in and near Etty Bay
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.86 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.20 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 Etty Bay is zoned
Selling in Etty Bay? 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 14.18 km², Etty Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 69% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 4,411 m² across 234 parcels.
Who lives in Etty Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Etty Bay 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 968, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Etty Bay's 486 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Etty Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Etty Bay itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Etty Bay 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 7 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 Etty Bay 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 →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 Etty Bay. 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 Etty Bay lot.
Etty Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Etty Bay flood-prone?
About 69% of Etty Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Etty Bay; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Etty Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 22% of Etty Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
Is Etty Bay under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 28% of Etty Bay in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 5,000 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 Etty Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Etty Bay is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Rural residential.
Does Etty Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Etty Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Etty Bay?
Across 234 surveyed parcels in Etty Bay, the median lot size is about 4,411 m². There are also 44 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Etty Bay?
At the 2021 Census Etty Bay had 486 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Etty Bay, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Etty Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Etty Bay scores 968 and sits in decile 4 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 Etty Bay?
Median household income in Etty Bay was $1,765 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mourilyan Harbour | 3.7 km | 76% | 6% |
| Mourilyan | 4.2 km | 100% | 43% |
| Coquette Point | 4.3 km | 65% | 15% |
| South Innisfail | 5.2 km | 100% | 58% |
| Webb | 5.8 km | 100% | 17% |
| Comoon Loop | 5.9 km | 100% | 10% |
| East Innisfail | 7.0 km | 92% | 21% |
| New Harbourline | 7.3 km | 100% | 17% |
| Innisfail Estate | 7.3 km | 100% | 0% |
| Coconuts | 7.4 km | 87% | 13% |