Neerdie flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Neerdie
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.97 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
7.97 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Neerdie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Neerdie at a glance
Schools in and near Neerdie
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: 4.09 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 20.31 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 Neerdie is zoned
Selling in Neerdie? 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 7.97 km², Neerdie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 24% 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 2,079,288 m² across 4 parcels.
Who lives in Neerdie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Neerdie 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 902, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Neerdie's 111 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Neerdie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Neerdie itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Neerdie 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 Neerdie 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Neerdie lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Neerdie planning - frequently asked
Is Neerdie flood-prone?
About 24% of Neerdie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Neerdie bushfire-prone?
Around 100% of Neerdie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Neerdie?
The dominant planning zone in Neerdie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Rural Residential.
Does Neerdie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Neerdie.
What is the typical lot size in Neerdie?
Across 4 surveyed parcels in Neerdie, the median lot size is about 2,079,288 m².
What is the population of Neerdie?
At the 2021 Census Neerdie had 111 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Neerdie, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Neerdie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Neerdie scores 902 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 Neerdie?
Median household income in Neerdie was $817 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $737 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunalda | 3.9 km | 24% | 100% |
| Glenwood | 4.0 km | 33% | 83% |
| Glenwood Gympie Regional |
5.8 km | 37% | 52% |
| Neerdie Gympie Regional |
6.2 km | 45% | 100% |
| Anderleigh Gympie Regional |
6.9 km | 29% | 93% |
| Kanigan Gympie Regional |
7.8 km | 12% | 24% |
| Kanigan | 8.4 km | 22% | 39% |
| Gunalda Gympie Regional |
8.7 km | 35% | 81% |
| Bauple Forest | 9.2 km | 34% | 99% |
| Theebine | 10.4 km | 29% | 34% |