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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.

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

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Evans Landing at a glance

Parcels 73 Median lot 2,400 m² Mapped easements 21 Schools in suburb 0

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

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

Industry 60%
Community facilities 16%
Recreation and open space 14%
Tourism 10%
Environmental management and conservation 1%

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.

Population
56
usual residents, 2021
Median age
42
years
Median household income
$1,437
per week, Weipa Town suburb typical $2,885
Median rent
$138
per week, Weipa Town suburb typical $500
Median mortgage
$8,667
per month
Household size
1.7
people, average

Age profile

Share of Evans Landing's 56 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 0.0%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 7.3%
25-34 29.1%
35-44 14.5%
45-54 25.5%
55-64 18.2%
65-74 5.5%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

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.

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 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.

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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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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%

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