Imbil flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Imbil
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 196.91 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
196.91 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Imbil's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Imbil at a glance
Schools in and near Imbil
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Imbil is zoned
Selling in Imbil? 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 196.91 km², Imbil is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 70% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 57 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,762 m² across 745 parcels.
Who lives in Imbil
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Imbil 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 890, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Imbil's 1,071 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Imbil. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Imbil itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Imbil 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 19 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 Imbil 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 Imbil. 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 Imbil lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Imbil planning - frequently asked
Is Imbil flood-prone?
About 27% of Imbil falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Imbil bushfire-prone?
Around 70% of Imbil is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Imbil?
The dominant planning zone in Imbil is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Rural Residential.
Does Imbil have heritage-listed places?
Imbil has 57 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Imbil?
Across 745 surveyed parcels in Imbil, the median lot size is about 3,762 m². There are also 114 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Imbil?
At the 2021 Census Imbil had 1,071 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Imbil, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Imbil an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Imbil scores 890 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Imbil?
Median household income in Imbil was $1,141 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,325 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brooloo | 5.8 km | 31% | 64% |
| Moy Pocket | 9.5 km | 46% | 66% |
| Melawondi | 9.7 km | 30% | 91% |
| Bollier | 9.8 km | 46% | 58% |
| Bella Creek | 10.3 km | 24% | 87% |
| Kandanga Creek | 11.6 km | 34% | 74% |
| Kandanga | 13.1 km | 51% | 47% |
| Lake Borumba | 13.4 km | 27% | 92% |
| Carters Ridge | 13.7 km | 46% | 71% |
| Kenilworth Sunshine Coast Regional |
15.0 km | 25% | 59% |