Orange Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Orange Creek
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 294.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 3 October 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
294.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Orange Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Orange Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Orange Creek
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: 1.55 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.22 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 Orange Creek is zoned
Selling in Orange Creek? 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 294.67 km², Orange Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,141,974 m² across 147 parcels.
Who lives in Orange Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Orange Creek 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 1033, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Orange Creek's 197 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Orange Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Orange Creek itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Orange Creek 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 | Watched, not yet sampled here | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 3 October 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 Orange Creek address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Orange Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Orange Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Orange Creek flood-prone?
About 60% of Orange Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Orange Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Orange Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
What is the zoning in Orange Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Orange Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Recreation and open space.
Does Orange Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Orange Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Orange Creek?
Across 147 surveyed parcels in Orange Creek, the median lot size is about 1,141,974 m². There are also 68 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Orange Creek?
At the 2021 Census Orange Creek had 197 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Orange Creek, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Orange Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Orange Creek scores 1033 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Orange Creek?
Median household income in Orange Creek was $1,541 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $375 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,767 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greycliffe | 13.3 km | 41% | 61% |
| Dakenba | 14.1 km | 80% | 13% |
| Biloela | 17.3 km | 73% | 12% |
| Callide | 17.6 km | 50% | 35% |
| Jambin | 18.8 km | 58% | 25% |
| Prospect | 21.5 km | 44% | 41% |
| Woolein | 21.6 km | 29% | 22% |
| Mount Murchison | 22.9 km | 47% | 36% |
| Goovigen | 28.1 km | 56% | 25% |
| Banana | 31.7 km | 40% | 13% |