Goondi Bend flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goondi Bend
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.47 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.47 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goondi Bend's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Goondi Bend at a glance
Schools in and near Goondi Bend
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: 1.34 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 Bend is zoned
Selling in Goondi Bend? 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 2.47 km², Goondi Bend is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Township. The median lot measures about 1,013 m² across 330 parcels.
Who lives in Goondi Bend
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goondi Bend 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 847, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goondi Bend's 570 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goondi Bend. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goondi Bend 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 Bend 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 12 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 Bend 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 Bend. 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 Bend lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Goondi Bend planning - frequently asked
Is Goondi Bend flood-prone?
About 100% of Goondi Bend falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Goondi Bend bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Goondi Bend and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Goondi Bend?
The dominant planning zone in Goondi Bend is Township, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Goondi Bend have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goondi Bend.
What is the typical lot size in Goondi Bend?
Across 330 surveyed parcels in Goondi Bend, the median lot size is about 1,013 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Goondi Bend have a train station?
There is no train station inside Goondi Bend itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Goondi Bend?
At the 2021 Census Goondi Bend had 570 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Goondi Bend, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Goondi Bend an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goondi Bend scores 847 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Goondi Bend?
Median household income in Goondi Bend was $1,022 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $260 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,127 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goondi Hill | 1.0 km | 100% | 11% |
| Hudson | 1.1 km | 100% | 0% |
| Cullinane | 1.8 km | 100% | 3% |
| Goondi | 2.0 km | 98% | 0% |
| Innisfail | 2.0 km | 99% | 10% |
| Belvedere | 2.2 km | 70% | <1% |
| O'Briens Hill | 2.3 km | 96% | 0% |
| Mighell | 2.6 km | 100% | 3% |
| East Innisfail | 3.0 km | 92% | 21% |
| Sundown | 3.0 km | 98% | 0% |