Jubilee Pocket flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Jubilee Pocket (Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 3.78 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jubilee Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Jubilee Pocket at a glance

Parcels 1,114 Median lot 786 m² Mapped easements 198 Bus stops 6 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Jubilee Pocket

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.16 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 4.62 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 Jubilee Pocket is zoned

Low density residential 49%
Rural residential 16%
Environmental management and conservation 12%
Low-medium density residential 8%
Rural 6%
Low impact industry 4%

Selling in Jubilee Pocket? 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 3.78 km², Jubilee Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low density residential. The median lot measures about 786 m² across 1,114 parcels.

Who lives in Jubilee Pocket

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

Population
2,047
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$1,474
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $1,499
Median rent
$380
per week, Whitsunday Regional suburb typical $295
Median mortgage
$1,733
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 943, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Jubilee Pocket's 2,047 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.5%
5-14 12.4%
15-19 4.6%
20-24 4.3%
25-34 17.5%
35-44 16.6%
45-54 15.1%
55-64 11.4%
65-74 8.4%
75-84 2.7%
85+ 0.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

8,192 in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.

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.

Jubilee Pocket 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Jubilee Pocket planning - frequently asked

Is Jubilee Pocket flood-prone?

About 19% of Jubilee Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.

Is Jubilee Pocket bushfire-prone?

Around 90% of Jubilee Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.

What is the zoning in Jubilee Pocket?

The dominant planning zone in Jubilee Pocket is Low density residential, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.

Does Jubilee Pocket have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Jubilee Pocket.

What is the typical lot size in Jubilee Pocket?

Across 1,114 surveyed parcels in Jubilee Pocket, the median lot size is about 786 m². There are also 198 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Jubilee Pocket have a train station?

There is no train station inside Jubilee Pocket itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.

What is the population of Jubilee Pocket?

At the 2021 Census Jubilee Pocket had 2,047 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Jubilee Pocket, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.

Is Jubilee Pocket an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jubilee Pocket scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Jubilee Pocket?

Median household income in Jubilee Pocket was $1,474 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Airlie Beach 2.0 km 40% 87%
Mandalay 2.1 km 87% 71%
Flametree 3.0 km 68% 97%
Cannonvale 3.8 km 36% 76%
Mount Rooper 4.5 km 4% 91%
Shute Harbour 6.3 km 76% 66%
Brandy Creek 7.4 km <1% 92%
Cannon Valley 8.8 km 42% 76%
Riordanvale 8.8 km 6% 91%
Woodwark 10.4 km 44% 93%

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