Kalunga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kalunga
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 57.36 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
57.36 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kalunga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kalunga at a glance
Schools in and near Kalunga
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 3.50 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.94 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 Kalunga is zoned
Selling in Kalunga? 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 57.36 km², Kalunga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 98% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 87,500 m² across 94 parcels.
Who lives in Kalunga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kalunga 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 Kalunga's 103 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kalunga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kalunga 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.
Kalunga 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 Kalunga 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Kalunga. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Kalunga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kalunga planning - frequently asked
Is Kalunga flood-prone?
About 33% of Kalunga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Kalunga bushfire-prone?
Around 98% of Kalunga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Kalunga?
The dominant planning zone in Kalunga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Kalunga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kalunga.
What is the typical lot size in Kalunga?
Across 94 surveyed parcels in Kalunga, the median lot size is about 87,500 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kalunga?
At the 2021 Census Kalunga had 103 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Herberton statistical area, which contains Kalunga, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Kalunga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kalunga 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 Kalunga?
Median household income in Kalunga was $1,100 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,142 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herberton | 5.8 km | 26% | 98% |
| Wondecla | 6.1 km | 31% | 88% |
| Kaban | 7.3 km | 30% | 87% |
| Moomin | 9.8 km | 28% | 94% |
| Evelyn | 13.5 km | 31% | 25% |
| Upper Barron | 14.1 km | 32% | 26% |
| Tumoulin | 14.2 km | 29% | 96% |
| Wongabel | 14.6 km | 38% | 77% |
| Minbun | 14.7 km | 39% | 1% |
| Silver Valley | 16.5 km | 26% | 100% |