Murray Upper flood map & planning overlays
5 heritage-listed places, 4th-most in Cassowary Coast Regional, with 62.2% landslide-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Murray Upper
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 257.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
257.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Murray Upper's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Murray Upper
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
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.
Murray Upper at a glance
Schools in and near Murray Upper
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
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: 10.84 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 Murray Upper is zoned
Selling in Murray Upper? 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 257.45 km², Murray Upper is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 49% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 224,074 m² across 117 parcels.
Who lives in Murray Upper
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Murray Upper 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 787, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Murray Upper's 218 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tully, the wider ABS statistical area containing Murray Upper. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Murray Upper itself.
11,086 in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
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.
Murray Upper 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 | Observed | 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 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 Murray Upper address
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See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Murray Upper. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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Murray Upper planning - frequently asked
Is Murray Upper flood-prone?
About 37% of Murray Upper falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%. Published flood models are held over parts of Murray Upper; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Murray Upper bushfire-prone?
Around 49% of Murray Upper is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
Is Murray Upper under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Murray Upper in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Murray Upper?
The dominant planning zone in Murray Upper is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Special purpose.
Does Murray Upper have heritage-listed places?
Murray Upper has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Murray Upper?
Across 117 surveyed parcels in Murray Upper, the median lot size is about 224,074 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Murray Upper?
At the 2021 Census Murray Upper had 218 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Tully statistical area, which contains Murray Upper, went from 11,086 people in 2001 to 11,867 in 2025, up 7%.
Is Murray Upper an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Murray Upper scores 787 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Murray Upper?
Median household income in Murray Upper was $857 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $150 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Warrami | 9.2 km | 78% | 32% |
| Murrigal | 13.7 km | 98% | 28% |
| Euramo | 17.2 km | 100% | 8% |
| Munro Plains | 17.5 km | 83% | 28% |
| Bilyana | 17.7 km | 73% | 56% |
| Carruchan | 19.3 km | 73% | 69% |
| Kennedy | 19.9 km | 65% | 60% |
| Dingo Pocket | 21.6 km | 77% | 42% |
| Lumholtz | 21.9 km | 22% | 60% |
| Jarra Creek | 22.2 km | 91% | 15% |