Goondi Hill flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goondi Hill
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.25 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
2.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goondi Hill's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Goondi Hill at a glance
Schools in and near Goondi Hill
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: 0.39 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.77 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 Hill is zoned
Selling in Goondi Hill? 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 2.25 km², Goondi Hill is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Township. The median lot measures about 1,139 m² across 210 parcels.
Who lives in Goondi Hill
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goondi Hill 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 758, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goondi Hill's 437 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goondi Hill. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goondi Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill 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 Hill. 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 Hill lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Goondi Hill planning - frequently asked
Is Goondi Hill flood-prone?
About 100% of Goondi Hill falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Goondi Hill bushfire-prone?
Around 11% of Goondi Hill is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Goondi Hill?
The dominant planning zone in Goondi Hill is Township, though the suburb also includes Rural and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Goondi Hill have heritage-listed places?
Goondi Hill has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Goondi Hill?
Across 210 surveyed parcels in Goondi Hill, the median lot size is about 1,139 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Goondi Hill have a train station?
There is no train station inside Goondi Hill itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Goondi Hill?
At the 2021 Census Goondi Hill had 437 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Goondi Hill, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Goondi Hill an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goondi Hill scores 758 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 Hill?
Median household income in Goondi Hill was $911 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $766 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goondi Bend | 1.0 km | 100% | 0% |
| Innisfail | 1.5 km | 99% | 10% |
| Mighell | 1.6 km | 100% | 3% |
| Hudson | 1.6 km | 100% | 0% |
| Cullinane | 2.0 km | 100% | 3% |
| East Innisfail | 2.2 km | 92% | 21% |
| Belvedere | 2.8 km | 70% | <1% |
| Goondi | 2.9 km | 98% | 0% |
| O'Briens Hill | 3.2 km | 96% | 0% |
| Innisfail Estate | 3.3 km | 100% | 0% |