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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4363.05 km² - 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.
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
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 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
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.
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 889, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
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.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Humeburn 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 Humeburn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |