Nanum flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nanum
(Weipa Town, QLD) - 2.63 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
2.63 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nanum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Nanum at a glance
Schools in and near Nanum
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: 1.39 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.53 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 Nanum is zoned
Selling in Nanum? 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 2.63 km², Nanum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 26% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 937 m² across 341 parcels.
Who lives in Nanum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nanum 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 1042, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nanum's 904 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Weipa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nanum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nanum itself.
2,131 in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
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.
Nanum 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 Nanum 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 Nanum. 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 Nanum lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Nanum planning - frequently asked
Is Nanum flood-prone?
About 26% of Nanum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.
Is Nanum bushfire-prone?
Around 26% of Nanum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Weipa Town average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Nanum?
The dominant planning zone in Nanum is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Industry and Emerging community.
Does Nanum have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nanum.
What is the typical lot size in Nanum?
Across 341 surveyed parcels in Nanum, the median lot size is about 937 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Nanum?
At the 2021 Census Nanum had 904 usual residents, with a median age of 29 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Weipa statistical area, which contains Nanum, went from 2,131 people in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.
Is Nanum an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nanum scores 1042 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nanum?
Median household income in Nanum was $2,715 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,885 for the typical suburb in Weipa Town. Median rent was $530 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,100 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trunding | 1.9 km | 20% | 52% |
| Evans Landing | 2.2 km | 34% | 18% |
| Rocky Point | 4.1 km | 37% | 10% |
| Weipa Airport | 8.1 km | 0% | 19% |
| Karron Croydon Shire |
549.1 km | Not mapped | 25% |
| Blackbull Croydon Shire |
579.6 km | 0% | 30% |
| Croydon Croydon Shire |
612.9 km | Not mapped | 62% |
| Ellis Beach Cairns Regional |
611.8 km | 7% | 8% |
| Palm Cove Cairns Regional |
613.2 km | 13% | 31% |
| Macalister Range Cairns Regional |
614.6 km | 5% | 47% |