Qunaba flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 986 m² and a median age of 48, with 21% flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Qunaba
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 17.43 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
17.43 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Qunaba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Qunaba
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Qunaba at a glance
Schools in and near Qunaba
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 0.04 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.15 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 Qunaba is zoned
Selling in Qunaba? 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 17.43 km², Qunaba is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 986 m² across 525 parcels.
Who lives in Qunaba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Qunaba 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 983, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Qunaba's 836 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bargara - Burnett Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Qunaba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Qunaba itself.
11,287 in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
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.
Qunaba 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 | Observed | 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 7 November 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 Qunaba 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Qunaba. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Qunaba. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Qunaba lot.
Qunaba planning - frequently asked
Is Qunaba flood-prone?
About 21% of Qunaba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Qunaba; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Qunaba bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Qunaba and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Bundaberg Regional average is 56%).
Is Qunaba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Qunaba, and over about 22% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 3,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Qunaba?
The dominant planning zone in Qunaba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Community facilities.
Does Qunaba have heritage-listed places?
Qunaba has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Qunaba?
Across 525 surveyed parcels in Qunaba, the median lot size is about 986 m². There are also 103 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Qunaba have a train station?
There is no train station inside Qunaba itself. The suburb is served by 2 bus stops.
What is the population of Qunaba?
At the 2021 Census Qunaba had 836 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Bargara - Burnett Heads statistical area, which contains Qunaba, went from 11,287 people in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
Is Qunaba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Qunaba scores 983 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Qunaba?
Median household income in Qunaba was $1,619 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,428 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mon Repos | 2.4 km | 96% | 47% |
| Bargara | 2.8 km | 82% | 10% |
| Rubyanna | 3.8 km | 80% | 5% |
| Windermere | 4.0 km | 19% | 4% |
| Kalkie | 5.1 km | 80% | 10% |
| Burnett Heads | 6.1 km | 89% | 8% |
| Ashfield | 6.2 km | 77% | 33% |
| Innes Park | 6.2 km | 30% | 17% |
| Bundaberg East | 6.7 km | 100% | 17% |
| Kepnock | 7.7 km | 78% | 14% |