Kureen flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Kureen (Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 9.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Kureen at a glance

Parcels 102 Median lot 12,374 m² Mapped easements 22 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Kureen

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: 0.33 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 1.06 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 Kureen is zoned

Rural 85%
Rural residential 14%
Community facilities 1%

Selling in Kureen? 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 9.62 km², Kureen is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 12,374 m² across 102 parcels.

Who lives in Kureen

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

Population
158
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$1,267
per week, Tablelands Regional suburb typical $1,156
Median rent
$300
per week, Tablelands Regional suburb typical $254
Median mortgage
$1,358
per month
Household size
2.3
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 982, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Kureen's 158 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 17.8%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 6.6%
35-44 6.6%
45-54 11.8%
55-64 23.7%
65-74 13.8%
75-84 8.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.

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.

Kureen 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 12 September 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.

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Kureen planning - frequently asked

Is Kureen flood-prone?

About 31% of Kureen falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.

Is Kureen bushfire-prone?

Bushfire mapping covers Kureen and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Tablelands Regional average is 40%).

What is the zoning in Kureen?

The dominant planning zone in Kureen is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Community facilities.

Does Kureen have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Kureen.

What is the typical lot size in Kureen?

Across 102 surveyed parcels in Kureen, the median lot size is about 12,374 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Kureen?

At the 2021 Census Kureen had 158 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Kureen, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.

Is Kureen an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Kureen scores 982 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 Kureen?

Median household income in Kureen was $1,267 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,358 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Peeramon 2.8 km 32% 2%
Malanda 4.2 km 42% <1%
East Barron 5.9 km 37% 8%
Yungaburra 7.2 km 38% 11%
Lake Eacham 7.6 km 29% 4%
Jaggan 7.9 km 39% 1%
North Johnstone 8.1 km 39% 0%
Glen Allyn 10.1 km 43% 1%
Upper Barron 10.1 km 32% 26%
Tarzali 11.3 km 41% 1%

See all Tablelands Regional suburb profiles →