Langshaw flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Langshaw
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 41.84 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
41.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Langshaw's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Langshaw at a glance
Schools in and near Langshaw
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: 5.33 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.55 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 Langshaw is zoned
Selling in Langshaw? 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 41.84 km², Langshaw is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 59% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 147,729 m² across 142 parcels.
Who lives in Langshaw
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Langshaw 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 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Langshaw's 167 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Langshaw. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Langshaw itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Langshaw 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 Langshaw 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 Langshaw. 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 Langshaw lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Langshaw planning - frequently asked
Is Langshaw flood-prone?
About 24% of Langshaw falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Langshaw bushfire-prone?
Around 59% of Langshaw is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Langshaw?
The dominant planning zone in Langshaw is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Open Space.
Does Langshaw have heritage-listed places?
Langshaw has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Langshaw?
Across 142 surveyed parcels in Langshaw, the median lot size is about 147,729 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Langshaw?
At the 2021 Census Langshaw had 167 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Langshaw, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Langshaw an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Langshaw scores 967 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 Langshaw?
Median household income in Langshaw was $1,021 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,800 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mooloo | 3.3 km | 25% | 46% |
| Marys Creek | 6.0 km | 28% | 49% |
| Calico Creek | 6.7 km | 19% | 53% |
| McIntosh Creek | 7.2 km | 22% | 65% |
| Pie Creek | 8.4 km | 37% | 67% |
| Scrubby Creek | 8.7 km | 17% | 47% |
| Upper Glastonbury | 8.8 km | 29% | 72% |
| Long Flat | 8.8 km | 36% | 45% |
| Dagun | 9.0 km | 35% | 49% |
| Gilldora | 9.7 km | 49% | 41% |