No. 5 Branch flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of No. 5 Branch
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 4.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
4.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to No. 5 Branch's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
No. 5 Branch at a glance
Schools in and near No. 5 Branch
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: 0.44 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 19.42 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 No. 5 Branch is zoned
Selling in No. 5 Branch? 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 4.44 km², No. 5 Branch is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 78% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 138,375 m² across 17 parcels.
Who lives in No. 5 Branch
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the No. 5 Branch 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 962, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Johnstone, the wider ABS statistical area containing No. 5 Branch. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than No. 5 Branch itself.
8,075 in 2001 to 8,281 in 2025, up 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.
No. 5 Branch 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 16 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 No. 5 Branch 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 No. 5 Branch. 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 No. 5 Branch lot.
See what's in the $9 report →No. 5 Branch planning - frequently asked
Is No. 5 Branch flood-prone?
About 78% of No. 5 Branch falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is No. 5 Branch bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of No. 5 Branch is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.
What is the zoning in No. 5 Branch?
The dominant planning zone in No. 5 Branch is Rural.
Does No. 5 Branch have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within No. 5 Branch.
What is the typical lot size in No. 5 Branch?
Across 17 surveyed parcels in No. 5 Branch, the median lot size is about 138,375 m².
Is No. 5 Branch an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), No. 5 Branch scores 962 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goolboo | 2.2 km | 98% | 0% |
| Silkwood | 2.8 km | 98% | 7% |
| Walter Lever Estate | 3.9 km | 71% | 1% |
| Cowley Creek | 4.4 km | 72% | 24% |
| Warrubullen | 5.2 km | 59% | 32% |
| McCutcheon | 5.3 km | 88% | 9% |
| Basilisk | 6.3 km | 26% | 22% |
| Daveson | 6.5 km | 94% | 10% |
| No. 4 Branch | 6.6 km | 61% | 5% |
| Bombeeta | 6.7 km | 55% | 4% |