Kennedy flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kennedy
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 99.49 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
99.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kennedy's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kennedy at a glance
Schools in and near Kennedy
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: 23.12 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 Kennedy is zoned
Selling in Kennedy? 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 99.49 km², Kennedy is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 65% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 36,735 m² across 145 parcels.
Who lives in Kennedy
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kennedy 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 862, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kennedy's 136 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kennedy. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kennedy itself.
11,086 in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Kennedy 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 Kennedy 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 Kennedy. 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 Kennedy lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kennedy planning - frequently asked
Is Kennedy flood-prone?
About 65% of Kennedy falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Kennedy bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Kennedy is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Kennedy?
The dominant planning zone in Kennedy is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Kennedy have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kennedy.
What is the typical lot size in Kennedy?
Across 145 surveyed parcels in Kennedy, the median lot size is about 36,735 m². There are also 29 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kennedy?
At the 2021 Census Kennedy had 136 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Tully statistical area, which contains Kennedy, went from 11,086 people in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Kennedy an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kennedy scores 862 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kennedy?
Median household income in Kennedy was $850 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $180 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,005 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellerbeck | 6.4 km | 85% | 61% |
| Carruchan | 7.9 km | 73% | 69% |
| Bilyana | 8.3 km | 73% | 56% |
| Cardwell | 10.5 km | 55% | 64% |
| Lumholtz | 13.1 km | 22% | 60% |
| Rockingham | 16.3 km | 84% | 43% |
| Murrigal | 17.1 km | 98% | 28% |
| Murray Upper | 19.9 km | 37% | 49% |
| Tully Heads | 21.8 km | 70% | 28% |
| Euramo | 21.9 km | 100% | 8% |