Evans Landing flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Evans Landing
(Weipa Town, QLD) - 0.99 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
0.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Evans Landing's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Evans Landing at a glance
Schools in and near Evans Landing
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 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.59 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 Evans Landing is zoned
Selling in Evans Landing? 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 0.99 km², Evans Landing is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Industry. The median lot measures about 2,400 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Evans Landing
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Evans Landing suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Age profile
Share of Evans Landing's 56 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Weipa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Evans Landing. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Evans Landing itself.
2,131 in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
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.
Evans Landing 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 Evans Landing 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 Evans Landing. 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 Evans Landing lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Evans Landing planning - frequently asked
Is Evans Landing flood-prone?
About 34% of Evans Landing falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Evans Landing bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Evans Landing is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Weipa Town average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Evans Landing?
The dominant planning zone in Evans Landing is Industry, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Recreation and open space.
Does Evans Landing have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Evans Landing.
What is the typical lot size in Evans Landing?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Evans Landing, the median lot size is about 2,400 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Evans Landing?
At the 2021 Census Evans Landing had 56 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Weipa statistical area, which contains Evans Landing, went from 2,131 people in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
What is the median household income in Evans Landing?
Median household income in Evans Landing was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,885 for the typical suburb in Weipa Town. Median rent was $138 a week and the median mortgage repayment $8,667 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nanum | 2.2 km | 26% | 26% |
| Trunding | 3.9 km | 20% | 52% |
| Rocky Point | 6.1 km | 37% | 10% |
| Weipa Airport | 7.9 km | 0% | 19% |
| Karron Croydon Shire |
547.1 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Blackbull Croydon Shire |
577.5 km | 0% | 30% |
| Croydon Croydon Shire |
610.9 km | Not mapped | 62% |
| Ellis Beach Cairns Regional |
610.7 km | 7% | 8% |
| Palm Cove Cairns Regional |
612.1 km | 13% | 31% |
| Macalister Range Cairns Regional |
613.5 km | 5% | 47% |