Isla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Isla
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 847.13 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
847.13 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Isla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Isla at a glance
Schools in and near Isla
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: 0.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.24 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 Isla is zoned
Selling in Isla? 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 847.13 km², Isla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 420,820 m² across 191 parcels.
Who lives in Isla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Isla 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 1019, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Isla's 213 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Isla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Isla itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Isla 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 October 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 Isla address
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Isla planning - frequently asked
Is Isla flood-prone?
About 44% of Isla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Isla bushfire-prone?
Around 51% of Isla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Isla?
The dominant planning zone in Isla is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Community facilities.
Does Isla have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Isla.
What is the typical lot size in Isla?
Across 191 surveyed parcels in Isla, the median lot size is about 420,820 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Isla?
At the 2021 Census Isla had 213 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Isla, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Isla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Isla scores 1019 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Isla?
Median household income in Isla was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,592 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghinghinda | 23.3 km | 35% | 77% |
| Theodore | 23.6 km | 100% | 52% |
| Glenmoral | 24.0 km | 44% | 41% |
| Lonesome Creek | 28.4 km | 63% | 17% |
| Spring Creek | 29.7 km | 40% | 51% |
| Cracow | 35.5 km | 36% | 74% |
| Camboon | 40.8 km | 37% | 50% |
| Glebe | 48.8 km | 45% | 44% |
| Roundstone | 49.8 km | 55% | 38% |
| Gwambegwine | 49.9 km | 34% | 80% |