Linden flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Linden
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 3541.53 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
3541.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Linden's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Linden at a glance
Schools in and near Linden
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: 29.50 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 44.01 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 Linden is zoned
Selling in Linden? 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 3541.53 km², Linden is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 67% 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 52,313,763 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Linden
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Linden 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Linden. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Linden itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Linden 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 Linden 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Linden lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Linden planning - frequently asked
Is Linden flood-prone?
About 67% of Linden falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 25%.
Is Linden bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Linden is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Linden?
The dominant planning zone in Linden is Rural.
Does Linden have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Linden.
What is the typical lot size in Linden?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Linden, the median lot size is about 52,313,763 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Linden an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Linden scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebine | 45.5 km | 59% | 14% |
| Widgeegoara | 51.3 km | 72% | 12% |
| Coongoola | 52.7 km | 42% | 10% |
| Cunnamulla | 60.3 km | 20% | 13% |
| Wyandra | 75.8 km | 30% | 8% |
| Noorama | 93.4 km | 22% | 30% |
| Tuen | 94.4 km | 0% | 22% |
| Boatman Murweh Shire |
98.7 km | 48% | 10% |
| Bollon Balonne Shire |
101.5 km | 73% | 28% |
| Jobs Gate | 101.7 km | 17% | 36% |