Nearum flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nearum
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 85.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
85.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nearum's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Nearum at a glance
Schools in and near Nearum
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: 12.38 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.63 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 Nearum is zoned
Selling in Nearum? 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 85.51 km², Nearum is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 35% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 100% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,047,908 m² across 20 parcels.
Who lives in Nearum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nearum 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 771, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nearum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nearum itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Nearum 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 12 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 Nearum address
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See what's in the $9 report →Nearum planning - frequently asked
Is Nearum flood-prone?
About 35% of Nearum falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Nearum bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Nearum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Nearum?
The dominant planning zone in Nearum is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential.
Does Nearum have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nearum.
What is the typical lot size in Nearum?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Nearum, the median lot size is about 3,047,908 m².
Is Nearum an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nearum scores 771 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horse Camp | 7.6 km | 43% | 99% |
| Moolboolaman | 8.4 km | 41% | 94% |
| Doughboy | 8.6 km | 36% | 100% |
| Dalysford | 10.1 km | 39% | 94% |
| New Moonta | 10.7 km | 38% | 79% |
| St Kilda | 10.8 km | 45% | 76% |
| Boolboonda | 12.7 km | 27% | 91% |
| Tirroan | 13.9 km | 41% | 40% |
| St Agnes | 14.3 km | 53% | 97% |
| Wallaville | 14.7 km | 81% | 39% |