Garrawalt flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Garrawalt (Hinchinbrook Shire, QLD) - 184.29 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 Garrawalt's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Garrawalt 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 Garrawalt properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Garrawalt at a glance

Parcels 11 Median lot 2,486,716 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Garrawalt

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: 1.65 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.04 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 Garrawalt is zoned

Environmental management and conservation 99%
Rural 1%

Selling in Garrawalt? 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 184.29 km², Garrawalt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 38% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 89% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 2,486,716 m² across 11 parcels.

Garrawalt 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
DemographicsNot availableAustralian 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 Garrawalt 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 Garrawalt. 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 Garrawalt lot.

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Garrawalt planning - frequently asked

Is Garrawalt flood-prone?

About 38% of Garrawalt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 67%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 3 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Garrawalt bushfire-prone?

Around 89% of Garrawalt is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Hinchinbrook Shire average of 36%.

What is the zoning in Garrawalt?

The dominant planning zone in Garrawalt is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.

Does Garrawalt have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Garrawalt.

Is Garrawalt hilly or flat?

Garrawalt is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 33% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 35 m to 41 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Garrawalt?

Across 11 surveyed parcels in Garrawalt, the median lot size is about 2,486,716 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Abergowrie 10.7 km 58% 62%
Long Pocket 11.7 km 73% 56%
Lannercost 14.3 km 65% 78%
Wallaman 16.2 km 33% 35%
Dalrymple Creek 21.7 km 47% 75%
Peacock Siding 24.3 km 84% 25%
Hawkins Creek 25.0 km 53% 60%
Lumholtz
Cassowary Coast Regional
25.8 km 22% 60%
Trebonne 26.0 km 100% 8%
Damper Creek
Cassowary Coast Regional
30.3 km 46% 48%

See all Hinchinbrook Shire suburb profiles →