Goondi flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goondi
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.92 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.92 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goondi's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Goondi at a glance
Schools in and near Goondi
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: 0.99 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.40 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 Goondi is zoned
Selling in Goondi? 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 2.92 km², Goondi is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,457 m² across 47 parcels.
Who lives in Goondi
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goondi 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 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goondi. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goondi itself.
9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Goondi 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 16 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 Goondi 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 Goondi. 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 Goondi lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Goondi planning - frequently asked
Is Goondi flood-prone?
About 98% of Goondi falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Goondi bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Goondi and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Goondi?
The dominant planning zone in Goondi is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Special purpose.
Does Goondi have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goondi.
What is the typical lot size in Goondi?
Across 47 surveyed parcels in Goondi, the median lot size is about 20,457 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Goondi an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goondi scores 976 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sundown | 1.9 km | 98% | 0% |
| Cullinane | 2.0 km | 100% | 3% |
| Goondi Bend | 2.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| O'Briens Hill | 2.4 km | 96% | 0% |
| Hudson | 2.5 km | 100% | 0% |
| Daradgee | 2.9 km | 92% | 0% |
| Goondi Hill | 2.9 km | 100% | 11% |
| Belvedere | 2.9 km | 70% | <1% |
| Innisfail | 3.2 km | 99% | 10% |
| Fitzgerald Creek | 3.3 km | 62% | <1% |