Kinka Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kinka Beach
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 15.83 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
15.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kinka Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kinka Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Kinka Beach
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: 2.91 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.86 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 Kinka Beach is zoned
Selling in Kinka Beach? 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 15.83 km², Kinka Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 62% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 39% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 612 m² across 336 parcels.
Who lives in Kinka Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kinka Beach 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 894, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kinka Beach's 674 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Emu Park, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kinka Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kinka Beach itself.
3,394 in 2001 to 6,314 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.
Kinka Beach 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 16 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 Kinka Beach address
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See what's in the $9 report →Kinka Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Kinka Beach flood-prone?
About 62% of Kinka Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Kinka Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 39% of Kinka Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Kinka Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Kinka Beach is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does Kinka Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kinka Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Kinka Beach?
Across 336 surveyed parcels in Kinka Beach, the median lot size is about 612 m². There are also 78 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Kinka Beach have a train station?
There is no train station inside Kinka Beach itself. The suburb is served by 13 bus stops.
What is the population of Kinka Beach?
At the 2021 Census Kinka Beach had 674 usual residents, with a median age of 56 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Emu Park statistical area, which contains Kinka Beach, went from 3,394 people in 2001 to 6,314 in 2025, up 86%.
Is Kinka Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kinka Beach scores 894 and sits in decile 2 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 Kinka Beach?
Median household income in Kinka Beach was $867 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $298 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,410 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Causeway Lake | 3.0 km | 63% | 24% |
| Emu Park | 3.6 km | 46% | 40% |
| Mulambin | 4.2 km | 42% | 15% |
| Tanby | 5.7 km | 17% | 84% |
| Rosslyn | 6.0 km | 46% | 12% |
| Lammermoor | 7.1 km | 33% | 31% |
| Taroomball | 7.5 km | 16% | 93% |
| Coorooman | 7.6 km | 75% | 34% |
| Zilzie | 8.1 km | 72% | 14% |
| Cooee Bay | 9.2 km | 21% | 1% |