Mount Murchison flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mount Murchison
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 76.0 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
76.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mount Murchison's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mount Murchison at a glance
Schools in and near Mount Murchison
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 3.46 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 Mount Murchison is zoned
Selling in Mount Murchison? 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 76.0 km², Mount Murchison is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 127,159 m² across 106 parcels.
Who lives in Mount Murchison
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mount Murchison 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 1002, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mount Murchison's 128 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mount Murchison. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mount Murchison itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Mount Murchison 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 October 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 Mount Murchison address
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Mount Murchison planning - frequently asked
Is Mount Murchison flood-prone?
About 47% of Mount Murchison falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Mount Murchison bushfire-prone?
Around 36% of Mount Murchison is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Mount Murchison?
The dominant planning zone in Mount Murchison is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special industry and Community facilities.
Does Mount Murchison have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mount Murchison.
What is the typical lot size in Mount Murchison?
Across 106 surveyed parcels in Mount Murchison, the median lot size is about 127,159 m². There are also 65 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mount Murchison?
At the 2021 Census Mount Murchison had 128 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Mount Murchison, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Mount Murchison an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mount Murchison scores 1002 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mount Murchison?
Median household income in Mount Murchison was $2,208 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,165 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dakenba | 8.8 km | 80% | 13% |
| Biloela | 9.4 km | 73% | 12% |
| Callide | 10.4 km | 50% | 35% |
| Dumgree | 17.3 km | 27% | 84% |
| Jambin | 22.3 km | 58% | 25% |
| Orange Creek | 22.9 km | 60% | 13% |
| Valentine Plains | 25.6 km | 33% | 72% |
| Prospect | 27.9 km | 44% | 41% |
| Thangool | 28.2 km | 40% | 35% |
| Greycliffe | 31.3 km | 41% | 61% |