Pacific Haven flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Pacific Haven
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 25.42 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
25.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Pacific Haven's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Pacific Haven at a glance
Schools in and near Pacific Haven
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: 2.31 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 21.30 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 Pacific Haven is zoned
Selling in Pacific Haven? 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 25.42 km², Pacific Haven is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 22,823 m² across 500 parcels.
Who lives in Pacific Haven
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Pacific Haven 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 851, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Pacific Haven's 778 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Pacific Haven. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Pacific Haven itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Pacific Haven 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 Pacific Haven 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 Pacific Haven. 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 Pacific Haven lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Pacific Haven planning - frequently asked
Is Pacific Haven flood-prone?
About 7% of Pacific Haven falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Pacific Haven bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Pacific Haven is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Pacific Haven?
The dominant planning zone in Pacific Haven is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Pacific Haven have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Pacific Haven.
What is the typical lot size in Pacific Haven?
Across 500 surveyed parcels in Pacific Haven, the median lot size is about 22,823 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Pacific Haven?
At the 2021 Census Pacific Haven had 778 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Burrum - Fraser statistical area, which contains Pacific Haven, went from 5,883 people in 2001 to 11,970 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Pacific Haven an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Pacific Haven scores 851 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Pacific Haven?
Median household income in Pacific Haven was $972 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrum River | 5.5 km | 4% | 73% |
| Cherwell | 6.9 km | 2% | 99% |
| Burrum Town | 8.4 km | 3% | 99% |
| Burrum Heads | 8.4 km | 39% | 68% |
| Howard | 8.5 km | <1% | 92% |
| Beelbi Creek | 9.7 km | 6% | 90% |
| Buxton Bundaberg Regional |
10.0 km | 39% | 87% |
| Torbanlea | 11.0 km | <1% | 92% |
| Toogoom | 14.5 km | 56% | 47% |
| Duckinwilla | 15.9 km | 5% | 98% |