Merryburn flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Merryburn
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 3.86 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
3.86 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Merryburn's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Merryburn at a glance
Schools in and near Merryburn
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: 2.65 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.08 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 Merryburn is zoned
Selling in Merryburn? 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 3.86 km², Merryburn is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 67% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 48% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 8,556 m² across 82 parcels.
Who lives in Merryburn
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Merryburn 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 917, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Merryburn's 189 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Merryburn. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Merryburn itself.
11,086 in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Merryburn 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 Merryburn 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 Merryburn. 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 Merryburn lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Merryburn planning - frequently asked
Is Merryburn flood-prone?
About 67% of Merryburn falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Merryburn bushfire-prone?
Around 48% of Merryburn is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Merryburn?
The dominant planning zone in Merryburn is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Merryburn have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Merryburn.
What is the typical lot size in Merryburn?
Across 82 surveyed parcels in Merryburn, the median lot size is about 8,556 m². There are also 9 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Merryburn?
At the 2021 Census Merryburn had 189 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Tully statistical area, which contains Merryburn, went from 11,086 people in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Merryburn an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Merryburn scores 917 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Merryburn?
Median household income in Merryburn was $1,724 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,444 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midgenoo | 2.6 km | 95% | <1% |
| Birkalla | 2.6 km | 90% | 13% |
| East Feluga | 3.2 km | 67% | 32% |
| Mount Mackay | 3.4 km | 24% | 32% |
| Feluga | 4.8 km | 69% | 6% |
| Bulgun | 5.2 km | 73% | 0% |
| Djarawong | 5.9 km | 45% | 1% |
| Tully | 6.0 km | 71% | 12% |
| Silky Oak | 6.9 km | 91% | 12% |
| Granadilla | 8.1 km | 54% | 35% |