Hudson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hudson
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.19 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
2.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hudson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hudson at a glance
Schools in and near Hudson
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: 0.32 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.30 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 Hudson is zoned
Selling in Hudson? 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 2.19 km², Hudson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 109 parcels.
Who lives in Hudson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hudson 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 773, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hudson's 238 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Innisfail, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hudson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hudson itself.
9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
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.
Hudson 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 Hudson 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 Hudson. 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 Hudson lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hudson planning - frequently asked
Is Hudson flood-prone?
About 100% of Hudson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Hudson bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Hudson and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Hudson?
The dominant planning zone in Hudson is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.
Does Hudson have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hudson.
What is the typical lot size in Hudson?
Across 109 surveyed parcels in Hudson, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Hudson have a train station?
There is no train station inside Hudson itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Hudson?
At the 2021 Census Hudson had 238 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Hudson, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.
Is Hudson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hudson scores 773 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Hudson?
Median household income in Hudson was $1,025 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $867 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goondi Bend | 1.1 km | 100% | 0% |
| Belvedere | 1.2 km | 70% | <1% |
| Goondi Hill | 1.6 km | 100% | 11% |
| O'Briens Hill | 1.6 km | 96% | 0% |
| Goondi | 2.5 km | 98% | 0% |
| Cullinane | 2.8 km | 100% | 3% |
| Stoters Hill | 2.9 km | 55% | 10% |
| Mighell | 2.9 km | 100% | 3% |
| Innisfail | 3.0 km | 99% | 10% |
| Bamboo Creek | 3.4 km | 57% | 2% |