Nikenbah flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Nikenbah
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 23.27 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
23.27 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Nikenbah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Nikenbah at a glance
Schools in and near Nikenbah
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
1 school providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Nikenbah is zoned
Selling in Nikenbah? 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 23.27 km², Nikenbah is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 38% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 899 m² across 1,117 parcels.
Who lives in Nikenbah
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Nikenbah 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 1009, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Nikenbah's 1,234 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Booral - River Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Nikenbah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Nikenbah itself.
2,699 in 2001 to 7,887 in 2025, up 192%.
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.
Nikenbah 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 Nikenbah 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 Nikenbah. 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 Nikenbah lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Nikenbah planning - frequently asked
Is Nikenbah flood-prone?
About 33% of Nikenbah falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Nikenbah bushfire-prone?
Around 38% of Nikenbah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Nikenbah?
The dominant planning zone in Nikenbah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging Communities and Sport and Recreation.
Does Nikenbah have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Nikenbah.
What is the typical lot size in Nikenbah?
Across 1,117 surveyed parcels in Nikenbah, the median lot size is about 899 m². There are also 173 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Nikenbah have a train station?
There is no train station inside Nikenbah itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Nikenbah?
At the 2021 Census Nikenbah had 1,234 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Booral - River Heads statistical area, which contains Nikenbah, went from 2,699 people in 2001 to 7,887 in 2025, up 192%.
Is Nikenbah an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Nikenbah scores 1009 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Nikenbah?
Median household income in Nikenbah was $1,660 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $390 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,747 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urraween | 2.6 km | 2% | 14% |
| Kawungan | 3.2 km | <1% | 20% |
| Sunshine Acres | 4.6 km | 46% | 92% |
| Wondunna | 4.6 km | 1% | 56% |
| Pialba | 5.0 km | 14% | 13% |
| Dundowran | 5.1 km | 5% | 35% |
| Walligan | 5.3 km | 47% | 91% |
| Scarness | 5.5 km | 18% | 0% |
| Eli Waters | 5.8 km | 62% | 33% |
| Torquay | 6.3 km | 7% | 3% |