Quilpie zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Quilpie
(Quilpie Shire, QLD) - 17846.57 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
17846.57 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Quilpie's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Quilpie at a glance
Schools in and near Quilpie
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
2 schools 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 Quilpie is zoned
Selling in Quilpie? 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 17846.57 km², Quilpie is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 13% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,026 m² across 954 parcels.
Who lives in Quilpie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Quilpie 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Quilpie's 530 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Quilpie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Quilpie itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Quilpie data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 12 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 Quilpie 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Quilpie lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Quilpie planning - frequently asked
Is Quilpie flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Quilpie, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Quilpie Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Quilpie bushfire-prone?
Around 13% of Quilpie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Quilpie Shire average of 15%.
What is the zoning in Quilpie?
The dominant planning zone in Quilpie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Township and Rural residential.
Does Quilpie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Quilpie.
What is the typical lot size in Quilpie?
Across 954 surveyed parcels in Quilpie, the median lot size is about 2,026 m². There are also 51 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Quilpie?
At the 2021 Census Quilpie had 530 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Far South West statistical area, which contains Quilpie, went from 3,708 people in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
Is Quilpie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Quilpie scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Quilpie?
Median household income in Quilpie was $1,303 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,303 for the typical suburb in Quilpie Shire. Median rent was $140 a week and the median mortgage repayment $884 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adavale | 109.7 km | Not mapped | 26% |
| Yowah Paroo Shire |
122.9 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Humeburn Paroo Shire |
128.4 km | Not mapped | 19% |
| Cooladdi Murweh Shire |
140.3 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Thargomindah Bulloo Shire |
144.8 km | <1% | 7% |
| Eromanga | 147.4 km | Not mapped | 8% |
| Murweh Murweh Shire |
160.5 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Langlo Murweh Shire |
179.3 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Eulo Paroo Shire |
180.0 km | <1% | 14% |
| Bakers Bend Murweh Shire |
190.3 km | Not mapped | 8% |