Manyung flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Manyung
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 20.2 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
20.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manyung's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Manyung at a glance
Schools in and near Manyung
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: 2.48 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.48 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 Manyung is zoned
Selling in Manyung? 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 20.2 km², Manyung is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 32,948 m² across 58 parcels.
Who lives in Manyung
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manyung 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 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Manyung's 83 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilkivan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manyung. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manyung 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.
Manyung 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 Manyung 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 Manyung. 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 Manyung lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Manyung planning - frequently asked
Is Manyung flood-prone?
About 43% of Manyung falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Manyung bushfire-prone?
Around 41% of Manyung is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Manyung?
The dominant planning zone in Manyung is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Limited Development (Constrained Land).
Does Manyung have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Manyung.
What is the typical lot size in Manyung?
Across 58 surveyed parcels in Manyung, the median lot size is about 32,948 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Manyung?
At the 2021 Census Manyung had 83 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Kilkivan statistical area, which contains Manyung, went from 3,024 people in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
Is Manyung an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manyung scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Manyung?
Median household income in Manyung was $1,187 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,530 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goomeri | 4.5 km | 46% | 40% |
| Goomeribong | 8.3 km | 39% | 36% |
| Kinbombi | 11.7 km | 39% | 69% |
| Barambah | 14.6 km | 48% | 48% |
| Boonara | 15.7 km | 48% | 58% |
| Crownthorpe | 17.2 km | 41% | 47% |
| Cinnabar | 17.2 km | 44% | 58% |
| Johnstown | 21.1 km | 56% | 9% |
| Black Snake | 23.3 km | 36% | 89% |
| Kilkivan | 26.7 km | 45% | 62% |