Point Vernon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Point Vernon
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 5.82 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
5.82 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Point Vernon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Point Vernon at a glance
Schools in and near Point Vernon
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: 1.08 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.34 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 Point Vernon is zoned
Selling in Point Vernon? 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 5.82 km², Point Vernon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 29% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 17% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 737 m² across 2,877 parcels.
Who lives in Point Vernon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Point Vernon 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 900, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Point Vernon's 5,718 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Point Vernon, the wider ABS statistical area containing Point Vernon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Point Vernon itself.
4,230 in 2001 to 5,985 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Point Vernon 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 Point Vernon 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 Point Vernon. 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 Point Vernon lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Point Vernon planning - frequently asked
Is Point Vernon flood-prone?
About 29% of Point Vernon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Point Vernon bushfire-prone?
Around 17% of Point Vernon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Point Vernon?
The dominant planning zone in Point Vernon is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Open Space.
Does Point Vernon have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Point Vernon.
What is the typical lot size in Point Vernon?
Across 2,877 surveyed parcels in Point Vernon, the median lot size is about 737 m². There are also 91 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Point Vernon?
At the 2021 Census Point Vernon had 5,718 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Point Vernon statistical area, which contains Point Vernon, went from 4,230 people in 2001 to 5,985 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Point Vernon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Point Vernon scores 900 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Point Vernon?
Median household income in Point Vernon was $1,077 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $340 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eli Waters | 1.9 km | 62% | 33% |
| Unnamed Locality | 2.8 km | 2% | <1% |
| Pialba | 3.3 km | 14% | 13% |
| Urraween | 4.8 km | 2% | 14% |
| Dundowran Beach | 5.3 km | 48% | 29% |
| Scarness | 5.4 km | 18% | 0% |
| Dundowran | 5.9 km | 5% | 35% |
| Kawungan | 6.5 km | <1% | 20% |
| Torquay | 6.8 km | 7% | 3% |
| Nikenbah | 7.3 km | 33% | 38% |