Humeburn zoning & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Humeburn (Paroo Shire, QLD) - 4363.05 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Humeburn's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Humeburn at a glance

Parcels 84 Median lot 36,861,020 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Humeburn

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: 31.49 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 31.49 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 Humeburn is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Humeburn? 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 4363.05 km², Humeburn is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 36,861,020 m² across 84 parcels.

Who lives in Humeburn

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

Population
9
usual residents, 2021

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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 889, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.

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.

Humeburn data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe 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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Humeburn planning - frequently asked

Is Humeburn flood-prone?

We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Humeburn, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Paroo Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.

Is Humeburn bushfire-prone?

Around 19% of Humeburn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.

What is the zoning in Humeburn?

The dominant planning zone in Humeburn is Rural.

Does Humeburn have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Humeburn.

What is the typical lot size in Humeburn?

Across 84 surveyed parcels in Humeburn, the median lot size is about 36,861,020 m².

Is Humeburn an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Humeburn scores 889 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Coongoola 69.5 km 42% 10%
Murweh
Murweh Shire
72.2 km Not mapped 10%
Wyandra 81.8 km 30% 8%
Yowah 82.6 km Not mapped 16%
Cunnamulla 85.2 km 20% 13%
Cooladdi
Murweh Shire
89.1 km Not mapped 28%
Eulo 92.1 km <1% 14%
Bakers Bend
Murweh Shire
109.8 km Not mapped 8%
Linden 122.0 km 67% 4%
Quilpie
Quilpie Shire
128.4 km Not mapped 13%

See all Paroo Shire suburb profiles →