Flametree flood map & planning overlays
Flametree's 1,262 m² lots sit under heavy overlays, 67.8% flood and 51.6% bushfire.
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 Flametree
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 2.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Flametree'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 Flametree
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: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Flametree at a glance
Schools in and near Flametree
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: 4.41 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.25 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Flametree address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Flametree is zoned
Selling in Flametree? 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 2.79 km², Flametree is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 68% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural residential. The median lot measures about 1,262 m² across 159 parcels.
Who lives in Flametree
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Flametree 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 987, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Flametree's 143 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Airlie - Whitsundays, the wider ABS statistical area containing Flametree. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Flametree itself.
8,192 in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Flametree 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 Flametree 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 44% of Flametree. 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 Flametree. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Flametree lot.
Flametree planning - frequently asked
Is Flametree flood-prone?
About 68% of Flametree falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of Flametree; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Flametree bushfire-prone?
Around 52% of Flametree is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 34%.
Is Flametree under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 44% of Flametree, and over about 84% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. 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 Flametree?
The dominant planning zone in Flametree is Rural residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Flametree have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Flametree.
What is the typical lot size in Flametree?
Across 159 surveyed parcels in Flametree, the median lot size is about 1,262 m². There are also 42 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Flametree have a train station?
There is no train station inside Flametree itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Flametree?
At the 2021 Census Flametree had 143 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Flametree, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Flametree an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Flametree scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Flametree?
Median household income in Flametree was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,977 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandalay | 1.4 km | 87% | 18% |
| Mount Rooper | 1.6 km | 4% | 30% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 3.0 km | 19% | 81% |
| Airlie Beach | 3.3 km | 40% | 66% |
| Shute Harbour | 4.8 km | 76% | 19% |
| Cannonvale | 6.1 km | 36% | 58% |
| Brandy Creek | 10.4 km | <1% | 21% |
| Riordanvale | 11.1 km | 6% | 27% |
| Woodwark | 11.2 km | 44% | 57% |
| Cannon Valley | 11.6 km | 42% | 41% |