Lake Eacham flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lake Eacham
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 30.76 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
30.76 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Eacham's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lake Eacham at a glance
Schools in and near Lake Eacham
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: 2.69 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 Lake Eacham is zoned
Selling in Lake Eacham? 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 30.76 km², Lake Eacham is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 19,960 m² across 263 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Eacham
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Eacham 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 968, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lake Eacham's 459 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Eacham. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Eacham 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.
Lake Eacham 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 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.
Check a specific Lake Eacham 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 Lake Eacham. 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 Lake Eacham lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lake Eacham planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Eacham flood-prone?
About 29% of Lake Eacham falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Lake Eacham bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Lake Eacham is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Lake Eacham?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Eacham is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential.
Does Lake Eacham have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lake Eacham.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Eacham?
Across 263 surveyed parcels in Lake Eacham, the median lot size is about 19,960 m². There are also 41 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lake Eacham?
At the 2021 Census Lake Eacham had 459 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Lake Eacham, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Lake Eacham an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Eacham scores 968 and sits in decile 4 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 Lake Eacham?
Median household income in Lake Eacham was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,387 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Johnstone | 3.9 km | 39% | 0% |
| Peeramon | 5.5 km | 32% | 2% |
| Lake Barrine | 6.1 km | 25% | 0% |
| Yungaburra | 6.5 km | 38% | 11% |
| Butchers Creek | 7.0 km | 34% | 11% |
| Kureen | 7.6 km | 31% | 0% |
| Barrine | 8.2 km | 24% | 32% |
| Glen Allyn | 8.9 km | 43% | 1% |
| Gadgarra | 9.1 km | 23% | 72% |
| Malanda | 10.2 km | 42% | <1% |