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Hinchinbrook flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 9 ha, mostly zoned Environmental Management and Conservation, with 28.6% bushfire-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Hinchinbrook
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 1131.2 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1131.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hinchinbrook'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 Hinchinbrook
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: observed, lowest 3,500 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Hinchinbrook at a glance
Schools in and near Hinchinbrook
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: 2.73 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 17.76 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 Hinchinbrook is zoned
Selling in Hinchinbrook? 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 1131.2 km², Hinchinbrook is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 14% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 29% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 94,294 m² across 15 parcels.
Who lives in Hinchinbrook
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hinchinbrook suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hinchinbrook. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hinchinbrook itself.
11,086 in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Hinchinbrook 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 Hinchinbrook address
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See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Hinchinbrook. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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Hinchinbrook planning - frequently asked
Is Hinchinbrook flood-prone?
About 14% of Hinchinbrook falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Hinchinbrook; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Hinchinbrook bushfire-prone?
Around 29% of Hinchinbrook is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
Is Hinchinbrook under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 7% of Hinchinbrook in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,500 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 Hinchinbrook?
The dominant planning zone in Hinchinbrook is Environmental management and conservation.
Does Hinchinbrook have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hinchinbrook.
What is the typical lot size in Hinchinbrook?
Across 15 surveyed parcels in Hinchinbrook, the median lot size is about 94,294 m².
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Damper Creek | 15.9 km | 46% | 48% |
| Rungoo | 21.0 km | 40% | 63% |
| Cardwell | 24.4 km | 55% | 64% |
| Macknade Hinchinbrook Shire |
26.1 km | 95% | 4% |
| Dalrymple Creek Hinchinbrook Shire |
26.6 km | 47% | 75% |
| Lucinda Hinchinbrook Shire |
26.8 km | 38% | 2% |
| Ellerbeck | 27.3 km | 85% | 61% |
| Bemerside Hinchinbrook Shire |
28.0 km | 78% | 43% |
| Halifax Hinchinbrook Shire |
31.5 km | 77% | 11% |
| Kennedy | 32.2 km | 65% | 60% |