Minbun flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Minbun
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 34.5 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
34.5 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minbun's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Minbun at a glance
Schools in and near Minbun
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: 4.01 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.76 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 Minbun is zoned
Selling in Minbun? 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 34.5 km², Minbun is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 1% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 261,186 m² across 52 parcels.
Who lives in Minbun
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minbun 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Minbun's 60 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Minbun. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minbun itself.
7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Minbun 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 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 Minbun 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 Minbun. 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 Minbun lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Minbun planning - frequently asked
Is Minbun flood-prone?
About 39% of Minbun falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Minbun bushfire-prone?
Around 1% of Minbun is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Minbun?
The dominant planning zone in Minbun is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Recreation and open space.
Does Minbun have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Minbun.
What is the typical lot size in Minbun?
Across 52 surveyed parcels in Minbun, the median lot size is about 261,186 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Minbun?
At the 2021 Census Minbun had 60 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Minbun, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Minbun an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minbun scores 958 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 Minbun?
Median household income in Minbun was $1,156 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $230 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,150 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evelyn | 4.5 km | 31% | 25% |
| Moregatta | 6.9 km | 40% | <1% |
| Wondecla | 9.3 km | 31% | 88% |
| Upper Barron | 10.2 km | 32% | 26% |
| Jaggan | 10.2 km | 39% | 1% |
| Tarzali | 11.1 km | 41% | 1% |
| Beatrice | 11.1 km | 34% | 3% |
| Millaa Millaa | 11.6 km | 37% | <1% |
| Tumoulin | 13.4 km | 29% | 96% |
| Malanda | 13.6 km | 42% | <1% |