Long Flat flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Long Flat
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 5.54 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
5.54 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Long Flat's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Long Flat at a glance
Schools in and near Long Flat
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: 2.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.34 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 Long Flat is zoned
Selling in Long Flat? 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 5.54 km², Long Flat is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 45% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 44,303 m² across 48 parcels.
Who lives in Long Flat
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Long Flat 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Long Flat's 98 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Long Flat. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Long Flat 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.
Long Flat 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 Long Flat 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 Long Flat. 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 Long Flat lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Long Flat planning - frequently asked
Is Long Flat flood-prone?
About 36% of Long Flat falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Long Flat bushfire-prone?
Around 45% of Long Flat is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Long Flat?
The dominant planning zone in Long Flat is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Open Space.
Does Long Flat have heritage-listed places?
Long Flat has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Long Flat?
Across 48 surveyed parcels in Long Flat, the median lot size is about 44,303 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Long Flat?
At the 2021 Census Long Flat had 98 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Long Flat, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Long Flat an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Long Flat scores 969 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 Long Flat?
Median household income in Long Flat was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,459 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| McIntosh Creek | 2.3 km | 22% | 65% |
| Lagoon Pocket | 2.6 km | 61% | 39% |
| The Dawn | 3.1 km | 61% | 39% |
| Jones Hill | 3.3 km | 48% | 50% |
| Calico Creek | 4.0 km | 19% | 53% |
| Gilldora | 4.1 km | 49% | 41% |
| Kybong | 5.3 km | 61% | 60% |
| Glanmire | 5.6 km | 88% | 42% |
| Pie Creek | 5.6 km | 37% | 67% |
| Dagun | 5.8 km | 35% | 49% |