Kingaham flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kingaham (Somerset Regional, QLD) - 206.5 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
206.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kingaham's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Kingaham at a glance
How Kingaham is zoned
Selling in Kingaham? 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 206.5 km², Kingaham is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 3% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management And Conservation. The median lot measures about 1,858,516 m² across 59 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Kingaham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kingaham 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 943, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kingaham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kingaham itself.
4,029 in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Kingaham 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Kingaham planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Kingaham?
The schematic on this page is a Kingaham flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 3% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Kingaham address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Kingaham flood-prone?
About 3% of Kingaham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Somerset Regional average of 25%. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Kingaham bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 88% of Kingaham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Kingaham?
The dominant planning zone in Kingaham is Environmental Management And Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Kingaham have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kingaham. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
What is the typical lot size in Kingaham?
Across 59 surveyed parcels in Kingaham, the median lot size is about 1,858,516 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
Is Kingaham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kingaham scores 943 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
Do I need a planning report for a Kingaham property?
A Kingaham planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.