Hideaway Bay flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hideaway Bay
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 0.86 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
0.86 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hideaway Bay's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hideaway Bay at a glance
Schools in and near Hideaway Bay
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: 25.30 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 25.02 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 Hideaway Bay is zoned
Selling in Hideaway Bay? 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 0.86 km², Hideaway Bay is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 71% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 819 m² across 382 parcels.
Who lives in Hideaway Bay
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hideaway Bay 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 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hideaway Bay's 232 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hideaway Bay. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hideaway Bay 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.
Hideaway Bay 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 Hideaway Bay 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 Hideaway Bay. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Hideaway Bay lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hideaway Bay planning - frequently asked
Is Hideaway Bay flood-prone?
About 47% of Hideaway Bay falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Hideaway Bay bushfire-prone?
Around 71% of Hideaway Bay is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Hideaway Bay?
The dominant planning zone in Hideaway Bay is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Tourist accommodation.
Does Hideaway Bay have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hideaway Bay.
What is the typical lot size in Hideaway Bay?
Across 382 surveyed parcels in Hideaway Bay, the median lot size is about 819 m². There are also 36 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Hideaway Bay?
At the 2021 Census Hideaway Bay had 232 usual residents, with a median age of 63 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Hideaway Bay, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Hideaway Bay an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hideaway Bay scores 927 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 Hideaway Bay?
Median household income in Hideaway Bay was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,613 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dingo Beach | 1.6 km | 48% | 93% |
| Cape Gloucester | 9.4 km | 84% | 84% |
| Gregory River | 18.4 km | 59% | 55% |
| Woodwark | 24.3 km | 44% | 93% |
| Mount Pluto | 24.7 km | 20% | 62% |
| Riordanvale | 28.5 km | 6% | 91% |
| Myrtlevale | 28.8 km | 63% | 40% |
| Foxdale | 29.9 km | 100% | 18% |
| Sugarloaf | 30.3 km | 8% | 92% |
| Strathdickie | 30.6 km | 31% | 70% |