Kalkie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kalkie
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 9.2 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
9.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalkie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kalkie at a glance
Schools in and near Kalkie
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
2 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Kalkie is zoned
Selling in Kalkie? 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 9.2 km², Kalkie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 80% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Emerging community. The median lot measures about 830 m² across 1,258 parcels.
Who lives in Kalkie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kalkie 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kalkie's 2,968 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg East - Kalkie, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kalkie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kalkie itself.
4,096 in 2001 to 5,981 in 2025, up 46%.
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.
Kalkie 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 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.
Check a specific Kalkie 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Kalkie lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kalkie planning - frequently asked
Is Kalkie flood-prone?
About 80% of Kalkie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Kalkie bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Kalkie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Kalkie?
The dominant planning zone in Kalkie is Emerging community, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Community facilities.
Does Kalkie have heritage-listed places?
Kalkie has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kalkie?
Across 1,258 surveyed parcels in Kalkie, the median lot size is about 830 m². There are also 348 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kalkie have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kalkie itself. The suburb is served by 6 bus stops.
What is the population of Kalkie?
At the 2021 Census Kalkie had 2,968 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Bundaberg East - Kalkie statistical area, which contains Kalkie, went from 4,096 people in 2001 to 5,981 in 2025, up 46%.
Is Kalkie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalkie scores 958 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 Kalkie?
Median household income in Kalkie was $1,599 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,502 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bundaberg East | 1.8 km | 100% | 17% |
| Rubyanna | 2.2 km | 80% | 5% |
| Bundaberg North | 3.4 km | 100% | 11% |
| Kepnock | 3.4 km | 78% | 14% |
| Ashfield | 3.5 km | 77% | 33% |
| Bundaberg South | 3.7 km | 100% | 2% |
| Bundaberg Central | 4.1 km | 98% | 0% |
| Walkervale | 4.8 km | 72% | 0% |
| Qunaba | 5.1 km | 21% | <1% |
| Avenell Heights | 5.3 km | 76% | <1% |