Gunalda flood map & planning overlays
100% bushfire-mapped, joint top in Queensland, on 221 ha median lots.
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A planning-constraint profile of Gunalda
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gunalda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Gunalda
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Gunalda at a glance
Schools in and near Gunalda
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 2.77 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 19.57 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Gunalda address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Gunalda is zoned
Selling in Gunalda? 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 4.51 km², Gunalda is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,208,631 m² across 2 parcels.
Who lives in Gunalda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gunalda 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 865, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Gunalda's 426 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gunalda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gunalda itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Gunalda 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Gunalda 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 19% of Gunalda. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Gunalda lot.
Gunalda planning - frequently asked
Is Gunalda flood-prone?
About 28% of Gunalda falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%.
Is Gunalda bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Gunalda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
Is Gunalda under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 19% of Gunalda, and over about 81% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Gunalda?
The dominant planning zone in Gunalda is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential.
Does Gunalda have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gunalda.
What is the typical lot size in Gunalda?
Across 2 surveyed parcels in Gunalda, the median lot size is about 2,208,631 m².
What is the population of Gunalda?
At the 2021 Census Gunalda had 426 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Gunalda, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Gunalda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gunalda scores 865 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 Gunalda?
Median household income in Gunalda was $893 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,096 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenwood Gympie Regional |
3.0 km | 45% | 52% |
| Neerdie | 3.9 km | 26% | 100% |
| Gunalda Gympie Regional |
4.8 km | 35% | 81% |
| Kanigan Gympie Regional |
4.9 km | 14% | 24% |
| Glenwood | 5.1 km | 36% | 83% |
| Anderleigh Gympie Regional |
6.7 km | 29% | 93% |
| Kanigan | 7.0 km | 26% | 39% |
| Theebine | 8.8 km | 29% | 34% |
| Neerdie Gympie Regional |
9.8 km | 45% | 100% |
| Theebine Gympie Regional |
10.6 km | 53% | 45% |