Jaffa flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Jaffa
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 9.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
9.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jaffa's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Jaffa at a glance
Schools in and near Jaffa
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: 1.50 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.96 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 Jaffa is zoned
Selling in Jaffa? 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 9.43 km², Jaffa is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 117,963 m² across 36 parcels.
Who lives in Jaffa
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jaffa 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 960, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jaffa. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jaffa itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Jaffa 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 16 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 Jaffa 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 Jaffa. 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 Jaffa lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Jaffa planning - frequently asked
Is Jaffa flood-prone?
About 45% of Jaffa falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Jaffa bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Jaffa is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Jaffa?
The dominant planning zone in Jaffa is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Special purpose.
Does Jaffa have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jaffa.
What is the typical lot size in Jaffa?
Across 36 surveyed parcels in Jaffa, the median lot size is about 117,963 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Jaffa an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jaffa scores 960 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Arish | 2.3 km | 81% | 7% |
| No. 4 Branch | 2.7 km | 61% | 5% |
| Shell Pocket | 3.7 km | 42% | 10% |
| Daveson | 3.8 km | 94% | 10% |
| Silkwood | 5.1 km | 98% | 7% |
| Maadi | 5.3 km | 60% | 4% |
| Maria Creeks | 6.3 km | 77% | 35% |
| No. 5 Branch | 6.8 km | 78% | 4% |
| Friday Pocket | 6.9 km | 45% | 7% |
| Walter Lever Estate | 7.2 km | 71% | 1% |