Ngatjan flood map & planning overlays
A median lot of 155 ha, the largest in Cairns Regional, and 99.6% landslide-mapped. Big, steep country.
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A planning-constraint profile of Ngatjan
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 21.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
21.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ngatjan's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Ngatjan properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1 analysed Ngatjan properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 1 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Ngatjan.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Ngatjan
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 to
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.
Ngatjan at a glance
Schools in and near Ngatjan
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.44 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.92 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Ngatjan address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Ngatjan is zoned
Selling in Ngatjan? 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 21.87 km², Ngatjan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 1,547,516 m² across 5 parcels.
Ngatjan 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 | Not available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 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 Ngatjan address
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See what's in the $9 report →Published flood models are held over parts of Ngatjan. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Ngatjan lot.
Ngatjan planning - frequently asked
Is Ngatjan flood-prone?
About 28% of Ngatjan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 1 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Ngatjan; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Ngatjan bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Ngatjan and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cairns Regional average is 23%).
Is Ngatjan under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Ngatjan in the period sampled (recent weeks to now). 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 Ngatjan?
The dominant planning zone in Ngatjan is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Ngatjan have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ngatjan.
Is Ngatjan hilly or flat?
Ngatjan is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%. Ground level runs from roughly 30 m to 30 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Ngatjan?
Across 5 surveyed parcels in Ngatjan, the median lot size is about 1,547,516 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woopen Creek | 3.7 km | 54% | 2% |
| Waugh Pocket | 4.2 km | 49% | 1% |
| Ngatjan Cassowary Coast Regional |
5.0 km | 36% | 0% |
| Bartle Frere | 5.2 km | 71% | <1% |
| Cooroo Lands Cassowary Coast Regional |
5.4 km | 72% | 0% |
| Vasa Views Cassowary Coast Regional |
5.7 km | 43% | 0% |
| Eubenangee Cassowary Coast Regional |
6.7 km | 59% | 12% |
| Upper Daradgee Cassowary Coast Regional |
7.1 km | 63% | 3% |
| Fitzgerald Creek Cassowary Coast Regional |
7.3 km | 62% | <1% |
| Nerada Cassowary Coast Regional |
9.0 km | 46% | 1% |