Kulgun flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kulgun (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 4.63 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kulgun's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Kulgun properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 42 Kulgun properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Kulgun at a glance

Parcels 42 Median lot 49,635 m² Mapped easements 3 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Kulgun

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 1.31 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.14 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 Kulgun is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Kulgun? 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 4.63 km², Kulgun is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 34% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 49,635 m² across 42 parcels.

Who lives in Kulgun

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kulgun suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
104
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,833
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$350
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,471
per month
Household size
3.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kulgun's 104 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.8%
5-14 13.2%
15-19 11.3%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 2.8%
35-44 24.5%
45-54 17.0%
55-64 13.2%
65-74 10.4%
75-84 4.7%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kulgun. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kulgun itself.

9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Kulgun data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Kulgun 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 Kulgun. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Kulgun lot.

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Kulgun planning - frequently asked

Is Kulgun flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Kulgun and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 0% of the 42 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Kulgun bushfire-prone?

Around 34% of Kulgun is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.

What is the zoning in Kulgun?

The dominant planning zone in Kulgun is Rural.

Does Kulgun have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kulgun.

Is Kulgun hilly or flat?

Kulgun is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%. Ground level runs from roughly 125 m to 178 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Kulgun?

Across 42 surveyed parcels in Kulgun, the median lot size is about 49,635 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kulgun?

At the 2021 Census Kulgun had 104 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Kulgun, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Kulgun an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kulgun scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Kulgun?

Median household income in Kulgun was $1,833 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,471 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Teviotville 2.1 km 0% 28%
Roadvale 2.4 km 4% 17%
Obum Obum 3.1 km 0% 26%
Blantyre 3.3 km 0% 29%
Hoya 4.8 km <1% 22%
Anthony 5.6 km 0% 35%
Templin 5.7 km <1% 38%
Munbilla 6.1 km 26% 28%
Coulson 6.3 km 12% 48%
Kents Lagoon 6.4 km 57% 28%

See all Scenic Rim Regional suburb profiles →