Manunda flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Manunda
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 4.24 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
4.24 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manunda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Manunda properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,149 Manunda properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 3,149 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Manunda.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Manunda
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
2% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Cairns Regional Council ANEF
Manunda at a glance
Schools in and near Manunda
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
2 schools providing primary years and 3 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Manunda is zoned
Selling in Manunda? 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 4.24 km², Manunda is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 99% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 40% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low-medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 638 m² across 2,918 parcels.
Who lives in Manunda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manunda 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 861, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Manunda's 5,191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Manunda, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manunda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manunda itself.
4,896 in 2001 to 5,321 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Manunda 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Manunda 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Manunda lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Manunda planning - frequently asked
Is Manunda flood-prone?
About 99% of Manunda falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 97% of the 3,149 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3056 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Manunda bushfire-prone?
Around 40% of Manunda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.
Is Manunda affected by aircraft noise?
About 2% of Manunda sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Manunda?
The dominant planning zone in Manunda is Low-medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.
Does Manunda have heritage-listed places?
Manunda has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
Is Manunda hilly or flat?
Manunda is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 4 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Manunda?
Across 2,918 surveyed parcels in Manunda, the median lot size is about 638 m². There are also 122 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Manunda have a train station?
There is no train station inside Manunda itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Manunda?
At the 2021 Census Manunda had 5,191 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Manunda statistical area, which contains Manunda, went from 4,896 people in 2001 to 5,321 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Manunda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manunda scores 861 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Manunda?
Median household income in Manunda was $1,069 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $259 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manoora | 1.3 km | 94% | 20% |
| Westcourt | 1.4 km | 100% | <1% |
| Parramatta Park | 1.7 km | 100% | 10% |
| Edge Hill | 2.0 km | 65% | 23% |
| Bungalow | 2.3 km | 100% | 2% |
| Cairns North | 2.6 km | 52% | <1% |
| Mooroobool | 2.7 km | 48% | 18% |
| Cairns City | 2.8 km | 65% | 0% |
| Kanimbla | 2.8 km | 33% | 58% |
| Whitfield | 3.2 km | 23% | 31% |