Gooburrum flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gooburrum
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 27.01 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
27.01 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gooburrum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Gooburrum at a glance
Schools in and near Gooburrum
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 0.67 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 Gooburrum is zoned
Selling in Gooburrum? 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 27.01 km², Gooburrum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 80% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,055 m² across 767 parcels.
Who lives in Gooburrum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gooburrum 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 973, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gooburrum's 1,518 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg North - Gooburrum, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gooburrum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gooburrum itself.
5,989 in 2001 to 7,935 in 2025, up 32%.
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.
Gooburrum 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 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 Gooburrum 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 Gooburrum. 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 Gooburrum lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gooburrum planning - frequently asked
Is Gooburrum flood-prone?
About 80% of Gooburrum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Gooburrum bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Gooburrum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Gooburrum?
The dominant planning zone in Gooburrum is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Special purpose.
Does Gooburrum have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gooburrum.
What is the typical lot size in Gooburrum?
Across 767 surveyed parcels in Gooburrum, the median lot size is about 4,055 m². There are also 162 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gooburrum have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gooburrum itself. The suburb is served by 1 bus stop.
What is the population of Gooburrum?
At the 2021 Census Gooburrum had 1,518 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bundaberg North - Gooburrum statistical area, which contains Gooburrum, went from 5,989 people in 2001 to 7,935 in 2025, up 32%.
Is Gooburrum an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gooburrum scores 973 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gooburrum?
Median household income in Gooburrum was $1,684 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,400 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg North | 3.0 km | 100% | 11% |
| Oakwood | 4.7 km | 90% | 19% |
| Bundaberg Central | 5.4 km | 98% | 0% |
| Bundaberg West | 5.5 km | 100% | 14% |
| Kalkie | 5.6 km | 80% | 10% |
| Bundaberg East | 5.9 km | 100% | 17% |
| Millbank | 5.9 km | 93% | 2% |
| Rubyanna | 5.9 km | 80% | 5% |
| Fairymead | 6.0 km | 100% | 28% |
| Bundaberg South | 6.3 km | 100% | 2% |