Newlands flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Newlands
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 2938.0 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
2938.0 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Newlands's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Newlands at a glance
Schools in and near Newlands
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: 13.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.07 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 Newlands is zoned
Selling in Newlands? 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 2938.0 km², Newlands is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 84% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 735,404 m² across 145 parcels.
Who lives in Newlands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Newlands 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 960, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Newlands's 99 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Collinsville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Newlands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Newlands itself.
4,111 in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.
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.
Newlands 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 Newlands 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 Newlands. 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 Newlands lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Newlands planning - frequently asked
Is Newlands flood-prone?
About 42% of Newlands falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Newlands bushfire-prone?
Around 84% of Newlands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Newlands?
The dominant planning zone in Newlands is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Newlands have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Newlands.
What is the typical lot size in Newlands?
Across 145 surveyed parcels in Newlands, the median lot size is about 735,404 m². There are also 66 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Newlands?
At the 2021 Census Newlands had 99 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.3 people. The wider Collinsville statistical area, which contains Newlands, went from 4,111 people in 2001 to 4,008 in 2025, down 3%.
Is Newlands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Newlands scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Newlands?
Median household income in Newlands was $2,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scottville | 38.2 km | 44% | 54% |
| Collinsville | 41.4 km | 36% | 66% |
| Springlands | 48.7 km | 49% | 91% |
| Eungella Hinterland Mackay Regional |
52.6 km | 21% | 89% |
| Eungella Dam Mackay Regional |
55.8 km | 24% | 83% |
| Bogie | 59.3 km | 41% | 99% |
| Eungella Mackay Regional |
63.2 km | 19% | 39% |
| Andromache | 64.6 km | 29% | 92% |
| Dalrymple Heights Mackay Regional |
65.3 km | 20% | 52% |
| Broken River Mackay Regional |
67.4 km | 26% | 44% |