Manumbar flood map & planning overlays
Manumbar's 126 ha median block ranks 7th in Gympie Regional.
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A planning-constraint profile of Manumbar
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 263.42 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
263.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manumbar's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Manumbar
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Manumbar at a glance
Schools in and near Manumbar
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 15.97 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.17 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Manumbar address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Manumbar is zoned
Selling in Manumbar? 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 263.42 km², Manumbar is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,255,876 m² across 134 parcels.
Who lives in Manumbar
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manumbar 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 1004, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilkivan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manumbar. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manumbar itself.
3,024 in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
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.
Manumbar 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Manumbar 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.
See what's in the $9 report →The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Manumbar. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Manumbar lot.
Manumbar planning - frequently asked
Is Manumbar flood-prone?
About 44% of Manumbar falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Manumbar; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Manumbar bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Manumbar is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
Is Manumbar under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 30% of Manumbar in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 2,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Manumbar?
The dominant planning zone in Manumbar is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Community Purposes.
Does Manumbar have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Manumbar.
What is the typical lot size in Manumbar?
Across 134 surveyed parcels in Manumbar, the median lot size is about 1,255,876 m².
Is Manumbar an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manumbar scores 1004 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrattens Forest | 9.2 km | 35% | 86% |
| Elgin Vale | 9.6 km | 38% | 52% |
| Johnstown | 14.7 km | 56% | 9% |
| Barambah | 16.4 km | 48% | 48% |
| Widgee | 19.0 km | 39% | 75% |
| Upper Kandanga | 21.2 km | 31% | 87% |
| Kingaham Somerset Regional |
21.8 km | 26% | 88% |
| Kinbombi | 22.4 km | 39% | 69% |
| Upper Glastonbury | 22.6 km | 29% | 72% |
| Black Snake | 22.6 km | 36% | 89% |