Hungerford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hungerford
(Bulloo Shire, QLD) - 4881.18 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
4881.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hungerford's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hungerford at a glance
Schools in and near Hungerford
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: 45.50 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 106.39 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 Hungerford is zoned
Selling in Hungerford? 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 4881.18 km², Hungerford is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 2,022 m² across 126 parcels.
Who lives in Hungerford
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hungerford 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 952, and decile 5 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 Hungerford. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hungerford 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.
Hungerford 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 Hungerford 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 Hungerford lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hungerford planning - frequently asked
Is Hungerford flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hungerford and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).
Is Hungerford bushfire-prone?
Around 11% of Hungerford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bulloo Shire average of 4%.
What is the zoning in Hungerford?
The dominant planning zone in Hungerford is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Rural and Township.
Does Hungerford have heritage-listed places?
Hungerford has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Hungerford?
Across 126 surveyed parcels in Hungerford, the median lot size is about 2,022 m².
Is Hungerford an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hungerford scores 952 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungerford Paroo Shire |
47.8 km | 0% | 10% |
| Eulo Paroo Shire |
77.4 km | <1% | 14% |
| Yowah Paroo Shire |
89.9 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Cuttaburra Paroo Shire |
90.5 km | 0% | 15% |
| Thargomindah | 92.4 km | <1% | 7% |
| Tuen Paroo Shire |
128.1 km | 0% | 22% |
| Bulloo Downs | 134.2 km | 0% | 1% |
| Barringun Paroo Shire |
134.7 km | 0% | 31% |
| Cunnamulla Paroo Shire |
148.4 km | 20% | 13% |
| Humeburn Paroo Shire |
159.7 km | Not mapped | 19% |