Inskip flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Inskip
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 35.71 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
35.71 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Inskip's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Inskip at a glance
Schools in and near Inskip
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: 2.66 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.18 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 Inskip is zoned
Selling in Inskip? 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 35.71 km², Inskip is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 43% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management And Conservation. The median lot measures about 382,131 m² across 20 parcels.
Who lives in Inskip
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Inskip 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 906, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Cooloola, the wider ABS statistical area containing Inskip. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Inskip itself.
3,778 in 2001 to 7,148 in 2025, up 89%.
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.
Inskip 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 Inskip 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 Inskip lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Inskip planning - frequently asked
Is Inskip flood-prone?
About 60% of Inskip falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Inskip bushfire-prone?
Around 43% of Inskip is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Inskip?
The dominant planning zone in Inskip is Environmental Management And Conservation, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Open Space.
Does Inskip have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Inskip.
What is the typical lot size in Inskip?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Inskip, the median lot size is about 382,131 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Inskip an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Inskip scores 906 and sits in decile 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Beach | 6.9 km | 16% | 90% |
| Tin Can Bay Fraser Coast Regional |
11.3 km | 27% | 87% |
| Tinnanbar Fraser Coast Regional |
11.8 km | 40% | 76% |
| Tin Can Bay | 13.0 km | 17% | 87% |
| Cooloola Cove | 16.6 km | 20% | 75% |
| Wallu | 19.2 km | 27% | 100% |
| Cooloola | 20.0 km | 4% | 93% |
| Poona Fraser Coast Regional |
20.5 km | 41% | 64% |
| Tuan Fraser Coast Regional |
25.6 km | 54% | 73% |
| Boonooroo Fraser Coast Regional |
27.5 km | 57% | 79% |