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Mundingburra flood map & planning overlays

4 schools in Mundingburra, joint 3rd in Townsville City.

A planning-constraint profile of Mundingburra (Townsville City, QLD) - 2.51 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Mundingburra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mundingburra properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,712 analysed Mundingburra properties; no individual property result is identified.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Mundingburra

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
96%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 2,000 ft
Busiest square
~2 a day
2 a day below 3,000 ft · ±11% · area average
typical observed square 1 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Mundingburra at a glance

Parcels 1,625 Median lot 801 m² Mapped easements 95 Bus stops 16 Schools in suburb 4

Schools in and near Mundingburra

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

4

3 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: inside the suburb

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Mundingburra address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Mundingburra is zoned

Low Density Residential 57%
Open Space 25%
Community Facilities 14%
Mixed Use 2%
Sport and Recreation 1%
Local Centre 1%

Selling in Mundingburra? 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 2.51 km², Mundingburra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 801 m² across 1,625 parcels.

Recent development applications in Mundingburra

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Townsville City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

27

Latest included submission: 2 October 2026.

Previous 12 months: 60 (55% lower in the latest period).

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Mundingburra

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Mundingburra suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
3,594
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$1,344
per week, Townsville City suburb typical $1,510
Median rent
$270
per week, Townsville City suburb typical $291
Median mortgage
$1,413
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 967, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mundingburra's 3,594 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.4%
5-14 13.6%
15-19 8.3%
20-24 5.4%
25-34 9.5%
35-44 11.3%
45-54 12.1%
55-64 12.1%
65-74 9.7%
75-84 8.4%
85+ 6.2%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Mundingburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Mundingburra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Mundingburra itself.

3,954 in 2001 to 3,551 in 2025, down 10%.

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.

Mundingburra data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsTownsville City Council

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Mundingburra address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Mundingburra. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Mundingburra. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Mundingburra lot.

Mundingburra planning - frequently asked

Is Mundingburra flood-prone?

About 100% of Mundingburra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 57%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 1,712 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Mundingburra; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Mundingburra bushfire-prone?

Around 18% of Mundingburra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Townsville City average of 50%.

Is Mundingburra under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 96% of Mundingburra, and over about 100% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Mundingburra?

The dominant planning zone in Mundingburra is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Facilities.

Does Mundingburra have heritage-listed places?

Mundingburra has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Mundingburra hilly or flat?

Mundingburra is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 5 m to 9 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mundingburra?

Across 1,625 surveyed parcels in Mundingburra, the median lot size is about 801 m². There are also 95 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mundingburra have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mundingburra itself. The suburb is served by 16 bus stops.

What is the population of Mundingburra?

At the 2021 Census Mundingburra had 3,594 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Mundingburra statistical area, which contains Mundingburra, went from 3,954 people in 2001 to 3,551 in 2025, down 10%.

Is Mundingburra an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mundingburra scores 967 and sits in decile 4 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 Mundingburra?

Median household income in Mundingburra was $1,344 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,510 for the typical suburb in Townsville City. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,413 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Annandale 1.3 km 95% 15%
Mysterton 1.5 km 100% 1%
Rosslea 1.6 km 100% <1%
Gulliver 1.7 km 100% 2%
Aitkenvale 1.8 km 91% 3%
Pimlico 1.9 km 100% 13%
Hyde Park 2.5 km 100% 0%
Currajong 2.6 km 100% 0%
Hermit Park 2.6 km 100% 0%
Idalia 2.8 km 100% <1%

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