Mourilyan flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Mourilyan
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 22.61 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
22.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mourilyan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Mourilyan at a glance
Schools in and near Mourilyan
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: 1.71 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 Mourilyan is zoned
Selling in Mourilyan? 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 22.61 km², Mourilyan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 43% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,012 m² across 380 parcels.
Who lives in Mourilyan
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mourilyan 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 901, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Mourilyan's 509 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mourilyan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mourilyan 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.
Mourilyan 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 Mourilyan 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 Mourilyan. 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 Mourilyan lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Mourilyan planning - frequently asked
Is Mourilyan flood-prone?
About 100% of Mourilyan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Mourilyan bushfire-prone?
Around 43% of Mourilyan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in Mourilyan?
The dominant planning zone in Mourilyan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Township.
Does Mourilyan have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Mourilyan.
What is the typical lot size in Mourilyan?
Across 380 surveyed parcels in Mourilyan, the median lot size is about 1,012 m². There are also 33 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Mourilyan?
At the 2021 Census Mourilyan had 509 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Johnstone statistical area, which contains Mourilyan, went from 8,075 people in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 3%.
Is Mourilyan an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mourilyan scores 901 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Mourilyan?
Median household income in Mourilyan was $1,309 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,127 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comoon Loop | 2.3 km | 100% | 10% |
| Stockton | 3.3 km | 100% | 0% |
| South Innisfail | 3.4 km | 100% | 58% |
| Etty Bay | 4.2 km | 69% | 22% |
| Mundoo | 4.2 km | 89% | 2% |
| Martyville | 4.6 km | 100% | 27% |
| Webb | 5.0 km | 100% | 17% |
| Mighell | 5.1 km | 100% | 3% |
| East Innisfail | 5.2 km | 92% | 21% |
| Wangan | 5.2 km | 76% | 0% |