Midgeree Bar flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Midgeree Bar
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 11.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Midgeree Bar's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Midgeree Bar at a glance
Schools in and near Midgeree Bar
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: 5.25 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.09 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 Midgeree Bar is zoned
Selling in Midgeree Bar? 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 11.89 km², Midgeree Bar is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 81% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 45,522 m² across 64 parcels.
Who lives in Midgeree Bar
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Midgeree Bar 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 976, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Midgeree Bar's 75 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Midgeree Bar. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Midgeree Bar itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
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.
Midgeree Bar 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 16 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 Midgeree Bar 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 Midgeree Bar. 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 Midgeree Bar lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Midgeree Bar planning - frequently asked
Is Midgeree Bar flood-prone?
About 81% of Midgeree Bar falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Midgeree Bar bushfire-prone?
Around 54% of Midgeree Bar is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Midgeree Bar?
The dominant planning zone in Midgeree Bar is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Midgeree Bar have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Midgeree Bar.
What is the typical lot size in Midgeree Bar?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Midgeree Bar, the median lot size is about 45,522 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Midgeree Bar?
At the 2021 Census Midgeree Bar had 75 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Midgeree Bar, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Midgeree Bar an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Midgeree Bar scores 976 and sits in decile 5 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 Midgeree Bar?
Median household income in Midgeree Bar was $1,875 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,580 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garners Beach | 2.8 km | 74% | 21% |
| Bingil Bay | 2.9 km | 50% | <1% |
| Maria Creeks | 4.0 km | 77% | 35% |
| Daveson | 5.4 km | 94% | 10% |
| Djiru | 5.5 km | 29% | 4% |
| Mission Beach | 7.2 km | 34% | 9% |
| El Arish | 7.3 km | 81% | 7% |
| Granadilla | 7.8 km | 54% | 35% |
| Kurrimine Beach | 8.3 km | 32% | 16% |
| Silkwood | 8.6 km | 98% | 7% |