Kalpowar flood map & planning overlays
A median lot of 482 ha, 4th-largest in Bundaberg Regional, and a median age of 60, joint 4th-highest.
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A planning-constraint profile of Kalpowar
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 145.4 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
145.4 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalpowar's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Kalpowar
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Kalpowar at a glance
Schools in and near Kalpowar
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: 8.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 27.94 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Kalpowar address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Kalpowar is zoned
Selling in Kalpowar? 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 145.4 km², Kalpowar is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 4,817,291 m² across 21 parcels.
Who lives in Kalpowar
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kalpowar 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 912, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kalpowar's 53 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of North Burnett, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kalpowar. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kalpowar itself.
7 in 2001 to 13 in 2025, up 86%.
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.
Kalpowar 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 | Observed | 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 7 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 Kalpowar address
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See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Kalpowar. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Kalpowar lot.
Kalpowar planning - frequently asked
Is Kalpowar flood-prone?
About 29% of Kalpowar falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Kalpowar; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Kalpowar bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Kalpowar is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
Is Kalpowar under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Kalpowar in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Kalpowar?
The dominant planning zone in Kalpowar is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Kalpowar have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kalpowar.
What is the typical lot size in Kalpowar?
Across 21 surveyed parcels in Kalpowar, the median lot size is about 4,817,291 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kalpowar?
At the 2021 Census Kalpowar had 53 usual residents, with a median age of 60 and an average household size of 1.8 people. The wider North Burnett statistical area, which contains Kalpowar, went from 7 people in 2001 to 13 in 2025, up 86%.
Is Kalpowar an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalpowar scores 912 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kalpowar?
Median household income in Kalpowar was $687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $70 a week and the median mortgage repayment $325 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dalga | 9.0 km | 28% | 93% |
| Molangul | 13.1 km | 32% | 96% |
| Gindoran Gladstone Regional |
20.0 km | 28% | 78% |
| Gaeta | 23.1 km | 32% | 80% |
| Kolonga | 27.4 km | 32% | 83% |
| Boyne Valley Gladstone Regional |
28.6 km | 34% | 92% |
| Lowmead Gladstone Regional |
28.7 km | 39% | 94% |
| Colosseum Gladstone Regional |
31.9 km | 43% | 81% |
| Berajondo Gladstone Regional |
37.1 km | 48% | 86% |
| Takilberan | 37.0 km | 32% | 70% |