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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
924.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Guthalungra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Guthalungra at a glance
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 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
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.
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 955, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Guthalungra's 112 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 Guthalungra 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Guthalungra lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |