Eubenangee flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Eubenangee (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 81.48 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Eubenangee properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 143 Eubenangee properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Eubenangee at a glance

Parcels 168 Median lot 117,769 m² Mapped easements 18 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 45%

Schools in and near Eubenangee

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.83 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.93 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 Eubenangee is zoned

Conservation 66%
Rural 34%
Special Purpose 0%
Open Space 0%

Selling in Eubenangee? 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 81.48 km², Eubenangee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 28% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 117,769 m² across 168 parcels.

Who lives in Eubenangee

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

Population
247
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,547
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $1,618
Median rent
$165
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $315
Median mortgage
$1,600
per month
Household size
2.5
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 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Eubenangee's 247 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.3%
5-14 14.2%
15-19 8.4%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 9.2%
35-44 7.5%
45-54 17.6%
55-64 20.1%
65-74 12.1%
75-84 7.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,292 in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.

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.

Eubenangee 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 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 Eubenangee 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 Eubenangee. 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 Eubenangee lot.

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Eubenangee planning - frequently asked

Is Eubenangee flood-prone?

About 58% of Eubenangee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 74% of the 143 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 106 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Eubenangee bushfire-prone?

Around 28% of Eubenangee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Eubenangee?

The dominant planning zone in Eubenangee is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special Purpose.

Does Eubenangee have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Eubenangee.

Is Eubenangee hilly or flat?

Eubenangee is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 26% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 101 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Eubenangee?

Across 168 surveyed parcels in Eubenangee, the median lot size is about 117,769 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Eubenangee?

At the 2021 Census Eubenangee had 247 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Babinda statistical area, which contains Eubenangee, went from 4,292 people in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.

Is Eubenangee an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Eubenangee scores 977 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 Eubenangee?

Median household income in Eubenangee was $1,547 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $165 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,600 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Garradunga
Cassowary Coast Regional
4.9 km 51% <1%
Eubenangee
Cassowary Coast Regional
5.0 km 59% 12%
Vasa Views
Cassowary Coast Regional
6.8 km 43% 0%
Waugh Pocket 7.0 km 49% 1%
Daradgee
Cassowary Coast Regional
7.3 km 92% 0%
Bramston Beach 7.3 km 53% 44%
Wanjuru
Cassowary Coast Regional
7.8 km 42% 25%
Mirriwinni 8.0 km 78% 7%
Jubilee Heights
Cassowary Coast Regional
8.1 km 43% 1%
Fitzgerald Creek
Cassowary Coast Regional
9.1 km 62% <1%

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