Fitzroy Island flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Fitzroy Island
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 11.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.57 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fitzroy Island's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Fitzroy Island properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3 Fitzroy Island properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Fitzroy Island.
Fitzroy Island at a glance
Schools in and near Fitzroy Island
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: 12.29 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 10.83 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 Fitzroy Island is zoned
Selling in Fitzroy Island? 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 11.57 km², Fitzroy Island is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 23% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 15,362 m² across 11 parcels.
Who lives in Fitzroy Island
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fitzroy Island 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 1026, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fitzroy Island's 85 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gordonvale - Trinity, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fitzroy Island. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fitzroy Island itself.
6,364 in 2001 to 11,413 in 2025, up 79%.
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.
Fitzroy Island 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 12 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 Fitzroy Island 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 Fitzroy Island. 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 Fitzroy Island lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Fitzroy Island planning - frequently asked
Is Fitzroy Island flood-prone?
About 2% of Fitzroy Island falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 3 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Fitzroy Island bushfire-prone?
Around 23% of Fitzroy Island is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.
What is the zoning in Fitzroy Island?
The dominant planning zone in Fitzroy Island is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Tourist Accommodation and Community Facilities.
Does Fitzroy Island have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fitzroy Island.
Is Fitzroy Island hilly or flat?
Fitzroy Island is steep: the median ground slope is about 40%, and 100% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 9 m to 183 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Fitzroy Island?
Across 11 surveyed parcels in Fitzroy Island, the median lot size is about 15,362 m².
What is the population of Fitzroy Island?
At the 2021 Census Fitzroy Island had 85 usual residents, with a median age of 31 and an average household size of 1.2 people. The wider Gordonvale - Trinity statistical area, which contains Fitzroy Island, went from 6,364 people in 2001 to 11,413 in 2025, up 79%.
Is Fitzroy Island an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fitzroy Island scores 1026 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Fitzroy Island?
Median household income in Fitzroy Island was $962 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $175 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Boughton | 17.9 km | 54% | 80% |
| Green Island | 19.1 km | 3% | 0% |
| Green Hill | 20.3 km | 47% | 25% |
| East Trinity | 21.1 km | 41% | 45% |
| Portsmith | 23.1 km | 100% | 1% |
| Packers Camp | 23.1 km | 100% | 10% |
| Cairns City | 23.4 km | 65% | 0% |
| Coral Sea | 23.9 km | <1% | 0% |
| Cairns North | 24.1 km | 52% | <1% |
| Parramatta Park | 24.5 km | 100% | 10% |