Gunyarra flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Gunyarra
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 27.75 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
27.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gunyarra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Gunyarra at a glance
Schools in and near Gunyarra
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: 7.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 7.30 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 Gunyarra is zoned
Selling in Gunyarra? 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 27.75 km², Gunyarra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 77% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 275,787 m² across 25 parcels.
Who lives in Gunyarra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gunyarra 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gunyarra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gunyarra itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Gunyarra 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 Gunyarra address
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See what's in the $9 report →Gunyarra planning - frequently asked
Is Gunyarra flood-prone?
About 77% of Gunyarra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Gunyarra bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Gunyarra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Gunyarra?
The dominant planning zone in Gunyarra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Industry investigation.
Does Gunyarra have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gunyarra.
What is the typical lot size in Gunyarra?
Across 25 surveyed parcels in Gunyarra, the median lot size is about 275,787 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Gunyarra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gunyarra scores 924 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thoopara | 7.0 km | 74% | 56% |
| Breadalbane | 7.6 km | 100% | 35% |
| Proserpine | 8.6 km | 86% | 31% |
| Goorganga Creek | 9.1 km | 36% | 94% |
| Silver Creek | 9.4 km | 54% | 82% |
| Kelsey Creek | 9.9 km | 72% | 77% |
| Glen Isla | 10.2 km | 99% | 37% |
| Goorganga Plains | 10.5 km | 100% | 25% |
| Lethebrook | 11.2 km | 98% | 11% |
| Hamilton Plains | 11.9 km | 99% | 34% |