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Innisfail Estate flood map & planning overlays

1,454 residents, 2nd-most in Cassowary Coast Regional, with 3 schools, joint 2nd-most.

A planning-constraint profile of Innisfail Estate (Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 3.97 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Innisfail Estate's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Innisfail Estate

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
15%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
7,000 ft
averaging 8,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Innisfail Estate at a glance

Parcels 605 Median lot 810 m² Mapped easements 42 Bus stops 10 Schools in suburb 3

Schools in and near Innisfail Estate

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

3

0 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.37 km from the suburb boundary

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 Innisfail Estate is zoned

Rural 64%
Township 36%
Environmental management and conservation 0%

Selling in Innisfail Estate? 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 3.97 km², Innisfail Estate is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 810 m² across 605 parcels.

Who lives in Innisfail Estate

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

Population
1,454
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$1,246
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $1,319
Median rent
$230
per week, Cassowary Coast Regional suburb typical $250
Median mortgage
$1,277
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

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

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Innisfail Estate's 1,454 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.9%
5-14 14.7%
15-19 4.1%
20-24 5.2%
25-34 13.9%
35-44 11.2%
45-54 10.2%
55-64 13.1%
65-74 12.6%
75-84 6.3%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,719 in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.

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.

Innisfail Estate data sources and coverage

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

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Innisfail Estate 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.

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Innisfail Estate. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Innisfail Estate lot.

Innisfail Estate planning - frequently asked

Is Innisfail Estate flood-prone?

About 100% of Innisfail Estate falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Innisfail Estate; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Innisfail Estate bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Innisfail Estate and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).

Is Innisfail Estate under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 15% of Innisfail Estate in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Innisfail Estate?

The dominant planning zone in Innisfail Estate is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Environmental management and conservation.

Does Innisfail Estate have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Innisfail Estate.

What is the typical lot size in Innisfail Estate?

Across 605 surveyed parcels in Innisfail Estate, the median lot size is about 810 m². There are also 42 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Innisfail Estate have a train station?

There is no train station inside Innisfail Estate itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.

What is the population of Innisfail Estate?

At the 2021 Census Innisfail Estate had 1,454 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Innisfail statistical area, which contains Innisfail Estate, went from 9,719 people in 2001 to 9,516 in 2025, down 2%.

Is Innisfail Estate an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Innisfail Estate scores 872 and sits in decile 1 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 Innisfail Estate?

Median household income in Innisfail Estate was $1,246 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,277 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Eaton 1.4 km 85% 8%
Webb 1.7 km 100% 17%
Innisfail 1.8 km 99% 10%
East Innisfail 2.0 km 92% 21%
Cullinane 2.3 km 100% 3%
Coconuts 2.7 km 87% 13%
Sundown 3.1 km 98% 0%
South Innisfail 3.3 km 100% 58%
Goondi Hill 3.3 km 100% 11%
Mighell 3.4 km 100% 3%

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