Guthalungra flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Guthalungra (Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 924.45 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Guthalungra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Guthalungra at a glance

Parcels 481 Median lot 2,025 m² Mapped easements 24 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Guthalungra

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.31 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 23.17 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 Guthalungra is zoned

Rural 90%
Environmental management and conservation 10%
Industry investigation 0%
Recreation and open space 0%
Community facilities 0%
Low density residential 0%

Selling in Guthalungra? 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 924.45 km², Guthalungra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 93% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,025 m² across 481 parcels.

Who lives in Guthalungra

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Guthalungra suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
112
usual residents, 2021
Median age
47
years
Median household income
$1,375
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $1,499
Median rent
$100
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $295
Median mortgage
$2,400
per month
Household size
2.3
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 955, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Guthalungra's 112 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 9.4%
15-19 4.3%
20-24 6.8%
25-34 8.5%
35-44 11.1%
45-54 12.0%
55-64 21.4%
65-74 19.7%
75-84 3.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Collinsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Guthalungra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Guthalungra itself.

4,111 in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.

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.

Guthalungra data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Guthalungra planning - frequently asked

Is Guthalungra flood-prone?

About 42% of Guthalungra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Guthalungra bushfire-prone?

Around 93% of Guthalungra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.

What is the zoning in Guthalungra?

The dominant planning zone in Guthalungra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Industry investigation.

Does Guthalungra have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Guthalungra.

What is the typical lot size in Guthalungra?

Across 481 surveyed parcels in Guthalungra, the median lot size is about 2,025 m². There are also 24 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Guthalungra?

At the 2021 Census Guthalungra had 112 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Collinsville statistical area, which contains Guthalungra, went from 4,111 people in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.

Is Guthalungra an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Guthalungra scores 955 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Guthalungra?

Median household income in Guthalungra was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,400 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gumlu 22.9 km 37% 84%
Bowen 40.1 km 47% 86%
Bogie 55.5 km 41% 99%
Springlands 70.4 km 49% 91%
Collinsville 71.5 km 36% 66%
Hideaway Bay 73.0 km 47% 71%
Dingo Beach 74.4 km 48% 93%
Scottville 74.9 km 44% 54%
Lake Proserpine 76.5 km 36% 97%
Mount Pluto 77.3 km 20% 62%

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