Kandanga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kandanga
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 47.18 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
47.18 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kandanga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kandanga at a glance
Schools in and near Kandanga
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 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: 4.70 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 Kandanga is zoned
Selling in Kandanga? 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 47.18 km², Kandanga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 7 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,130 m² across 408 parcels.
Who lives in Kandanga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kandanga 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 930, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kandanga's 659 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kandanga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kandanga itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Kandanga 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 19 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 Kandanga 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 Kandanga. 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 Kandanga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kandanga planning - frequently asked
Is Kandanga flood-prone?
About 51% of Kandanga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Kandanga bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Kandanga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Kandanga?
The dominant planning zone in Kandanga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Sport And Recreation.
Does Kandanga have heritage-listed places?
Kandanga has 7 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Kandanga?
Across 408 surveyed parcels in Kandanga, the median lot size is about 20,130 m². There are also 85 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kandanga?
At the 2021 Census Kandanga had 659 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Kandanga, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Kandanga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kandanga scores 930 and sits in decile 3 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 Kandanga?
Median household income in Kandanga was $1,218 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melawondi | 4.1 km | 30% | 91% |
| Amamoor | 5.3 km | 39% | 47% |
| Coles Creek | 6.3 km | 68% | 55% |
| Kandanga Creek | 6.3 km | 34% | 74% |
| Tuchekoi | 6.6 km | 47% | 53% |
| Bollier | 8.2 km | 46% | 58% |
| Dagun | 8.5 km | 35% | 49% |
| Traveston | 10.3 km | 37% | 74% |
| Gilldora | 10.4 km | 49% | 41% |
| Carters Ridge | 10.4 km | 46% | 71% |