Gilldora flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Gilldora (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 3.9 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 Gilldora's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Gilldora at a glance

Parcels 31 Median lot 49,157 m² Mapped easements 7 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Gilldora

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: 1.36 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.70 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 Gilldora is zoned

Rural 98%
Community Purposes 2%

Selling in Gilldora? 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 3.9 km², Gilldora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 49,157 m² across 31 parcels.

Who lives in Gilldora

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gilldora suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
50
usual residents, 2021
Median age
51
years
Median household income
$2,250
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $1,314
Median rent
$335
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,488
per month
Household size
2.9
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 983, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Gilldora's 50 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 0.0%
5-14 17.3%
15-19 17.3%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 0.0%
35-44 7.7%
45-54 15.4%
55-64 23.1%
65-74 19.2%
75-84 0.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gilldora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gilldora itself.

14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

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.

Gilldora 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 Gilldora 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 Gilldora. 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 Gilldora lot.

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Gilldora planning - frequently asked

Is Gilldora flood-prone?

About 49% of Gilldora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.

Is Gilldora bushfire-prone?

Around 41% of Gilldora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

What is the zoning in Gilldora?

The dominant planning zone in Gilldora is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes.

Does Gilldora have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Gilldora.

What is the typical lot size in Gilldora?

Across 31 surveyed parcels in Gilldora, the median lot size is about 49,157 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Gilldora?

At the 2021 Census Gilldora had 50 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.9 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Gilldora, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

Is Gilldora an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gilldora scores 983 and sits in decile 5 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 Gilldora?

Median household income in Gilldora was $2,250 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,488 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Dagun 2.3 km 35% 49%
Lagoon Pocket 2.7 km 61% 39%
Calico Creek 2.9 km 19% 53%
Kybong 3.4 km 61% 60%
Long Flat 4.1 km 36% 45%
Amamoor 5.1 km 39% 47%
The Dawn 5.7 km 61% 39%
McIntosh Creek 5.9 km 22% 65%
Mooloo 6.4 km 25% 46%
Jones Hill 7.2 km 48% 50%

See all Gympie Regional suburb profiles →