Kunwarara flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Kunwarara
(Livingstone Shire, QLD) - 673.69 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
673.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Kunwarara's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Kunwarara at a glance
Schools in and near Kunwarara
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: 7.57 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 33.42 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 Kunwarara is zoned
Selling in Kunwarara? 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 673.69 km², Kunwarara is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 11% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 53% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,091,191 m² across 226 parcels.
Who lives in Kunwarara
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Kunwarara 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 959, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Kunwarara's 69 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Rockhampton Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Kunwarara. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Kunwarara itself.
3,883 in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
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.
Kunwarara 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 Kunwarara 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 Kunwarara. 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 Kunwarara lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Kunwarara planning - frequently asked
Is Kunwarara flood-prone?
About 11% of Kunwarara falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 42%.
Is Kunwarara bushfire-prone?
Around 53% of Kunwarara is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Livingstone Shire average of 53%.
What is the zoning in Kunwarara?
The dominant planning zone in Kunwarara is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Special purpose.
Does Kunwarara have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Kunwarara.
What is the typical lot size in Kunwarara?
Across 226 surveyed parcels in Kunwarara, the median lot size is about 1,091,191 m². There are also 26 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Kunwarara?
At the 2021 Census Kunwarara had 69 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Rockhampton Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Kunwarara, went from 3,883 people in 2001 to 5,054 in 2025, up 30%.
Is Kunwarara an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kunwarara scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Kunwarara?
Median household income in Kunwarara was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,791 for the typical suburb in Livingstone Shire. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $360 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canoona | 17.6 km | 59% | 74% |
| Marlborough | 29.5 km | 31% | 62% |
| Canal Creek | 35.7 km | 58% | 80% |
| Jardine | 38.5 km | 97% | 65% |
| Morinish Rockhampton Regional |
38.8 km | 52% | 45% |
| Garnant Rockhampton Regional |
39.1 km | 76% | 25% |
| Yaamba | 41.5 km | 100% | 52% |
| Milman | 43.7 km | 66% | 45% |
| Ogmore | 46.5 km | 6% | 53% |
| South Yaamba Rockhampton Regional |
46.5 km | 94% | 30% |