Gulliver flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gulliver
(Townsville City, QLD) - 1.83 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
1.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gulliver's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Gulliver properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 1,398 Gulliver properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1,398 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Gulliver.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Gulliver
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
<1% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
Gulliver at a glance
Schools in and near Gulliver
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 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Gulliver is zoned
Selling in Gulliver? 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 1.83 km², Gulliver is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 86% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 809 m² across 1,377 parcels.
Recent development applications in Gulliver
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Townsville City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 14 August 2026.
Previous 12 months: 45 (42% lower in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 19 September 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Gulliver
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gulliver 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 919, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gulliver's 2,884 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gulliver. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gulliver itself.
8,407 in 2001 to 7,872 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Gulliver 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Townsville City Council |
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 Gulliver 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 Gulliver. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Gulliver lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Gulliver planning - frequently asked
Is Gulliver flood-prone?
About 86% of Gulliver falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,398 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.
Is Gulliver bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Gulliver is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Townsville City average of 50%.
Is Gulliver affected by aircraft noise?
About <1% of Gulliver sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Gulliver?
The dominant planning zone in Gulliver is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Character Residential.
Does Gulliver have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gulliver.
Is Gulliver hilly or flat?
Gulliver is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 0%. Ground level runs from roughly 6 m to 9 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Gulliver?
Across 1,377 surveyed parcels in Gulliver, the median lot size is about 809 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Gulliver have a train station?
There is no train station inside Gulliver itself. The suburb is served by 17 bus stops.
What is the population of Gulliver?
At the 2021 Census Gulliver had 2,884 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gulliver - Currajong - Vincent statistical area, which contains Gulliver, went from 8,407 people in 2001 to 7,872 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Gulliver an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gulliver scores 919 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Gulliver?
Median household income in Gulliver was $1,343 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,510 for the typical suburb in Townsville City. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Currajong | 1.2 km | 100% | 0% |
| Vincent | 1.3 km | 34% | 0% |
| Pimlico | 1.5 km | 100% | 13% |
| Aitkenvale | 1.7 km | 40% | 3% |
| Mundingburra | 1.7 km | 100% | 18% |
| Mysterton | 1.8 km | 100% | 1% |
| Hyde Park | 2.2 km | 100% | 0% |
| Heatley | 2.4 km | 12% | 0% |
| Annandale | 2.7 km | 72% | 15% |
| Rosslea | 2.9 km | 100% | <1% |