Hungerford flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hungerford
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 1809.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1809.61 km² - this suburb is moderately 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: 51.53 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 95.64 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 1809.61 km², Hungerford is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 51,772,806 m² across 21 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
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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 25%).
Is Hungerford bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Hungerford is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Hungerford?
The dominant planning zone in Hungerford is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Primary Production.
Does Hungerford have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hungerford.
What is the typical lot size in Hungerford?
Across 21 surveyed parcels in Hungerford, the median lot size is about 51,772,806 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 Bulloo Shire |
47.8 km | 0% | 11% |
| Cuttaburra | 49.1 km | 0% | 15% |
| Eulo | 68.0 km | <1% | 14% |
| Tuen | 88.7 km | 0% | 22% |
| Barringun | 88.7 km | 0% | 31% |
| Yowah | 110.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Cunnamulla | 123.3 km | 20% | 13% |
| Noorama | 129.2 km | 22% | 30% |
| Thargomindah Bulloo Shire |
138.0 km | <1% | 7% |
| Widgeegoara | 146.6 km | 72% | 12% |