Jundah flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Jundah (Barcoo Shire, QLD) - 13084.87 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.

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

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Jundah at a glance

Parcels 518 Median lot 129,765 m² Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Jundah

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 116.94 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 Jundah is zoned

Rural 100%
Township 0%

Selling in Jundah? 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 13084.87 km², Jundah is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 12% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 129,765 m² across 518 parcels.

Who lives in Jundah

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

Population
131
usual residents, 2021
Median age
39
years
Median household income
$1,437
per week, Barcoo Shire suburb typical $1,437
Median rent
$100
per week, Barcoo Shire suburb typical $100
Median mortgage
$1,260
per month
Household size
2.2
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 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 959, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Jundah's 131 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 14.4%
15-19 5.3%
20-24 8.3%
25-34 8.3%
35-44 15.2%
45-54 12.1%
55-64 17.4%
65-74 9.1%
75-84 4.5%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.

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.

Jundah 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 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.

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Jundah planning - frequently asked

Is Jundah flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Jundah and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).

Is Jundah bushfire-prone?

Around 12% of Jundah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barcoo Shire average of 6%.

What is the zoning in Jundah?

The dominant planning zone in Jundah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township.

Does Jundah have heritage-listed places?

Jundah has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Jundah?

Across 518 surveyed parcels in Jundah, the median lot size is about 129,765 m².

What is the population of Jundah?

At the 2021 Census Jundah had 131 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Far Central West statistical area, which contains Jundah, went from 2,925 people in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.

Is Jundah an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jundah scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Jundah?

Median household income in Jundah was $1,437 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,437 for the typical suburb in Barcoo Shire. Median rent was $100 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,260 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Windorah 87.3 km Not mapped 3%
Yaraka
Longreach Regional
108.3 km Not mapped 42%
Isisford
Longreach Regional
111.6 km Not mapped 10%
Stonehenge 117.9 km <1% 8%
Eromanga
Quilpie Shire
141.5 km Not mapped 8%
Adavale
Quilpie Shire
179.2 km Not mapped 26%
Longreach
Longreach Regional
194.2 km Not mapped 7%
Farrars Creek 202.1 km 1% 6%
Tanbar 207.1 km 0% 3%
Quilpie
Quilpie Shire
214.7 km Not mapped 13%

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