Kaban flood map & planning overlays
Kaban is the Tablelands' youngest suburb, median age 40.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kaban
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 97.9 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
97.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kaban's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kaban at a glance
Schools in and near Kaban
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 8.03 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.34 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 Kaban is zoned
Selling in Kaban? 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 97.9 km², Kaban is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 30% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 500,181 m² across 69 parcels.
Who lives in Kaban
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kaban 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 870, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kaban's 94 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kaban. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kaban itself.
5,236 in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Kaban 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 November 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 Kaban 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Kaban. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Kaban lot.
Kaban planning - frequently asked
Is Kaban flood-prone?
About 30% of Kaban falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%. Published flood models are held over parts of Kaban; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Kaban bushfire-prone?
Around 87% of Kaban is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Kaban?
The dominant planning zone in Kaban is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Recreation and open space.
Does Kaban have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kaban.
What is the typical lot size in Kaban?
Across 69 surveyed parcels in Kaban, the median lot size is about 500,181 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kaban?
At the 2021 Census Kaban had 94 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.5 people. The wider Herberton statistical area, which contains Kaban, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Kaban an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kaban scores 870 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kaban?
Median household income in Kaban was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,275 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalunga | 7.3 km | 33% | 98% |
| Tumoulin | 8.1 km | 29% | 96% |
| Wondecla | 10.4 km | 31% | 88% |
| Evelyn | 11.8 km | 31% | 25% |
| Silver Valley | 12.6 km | 26% | 100% |
| Herberton | 13.0 km | 26% | 98% |
| Millstream | 13.3 km | 34% | 98% |
| Minbun | 15.0 km | 39% | 1% |
| Moomin | 17.0 km | 28% | 94% |
| Ravenshoe | 17.2 km | 32% | 55% |