Scrubby Creek flood map & planning overlays
Only 17.1% flood-mapped, but 46.6% bushfire. Scrubby, as promised.
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A planning-constraint profile of Scrubby Creek
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 4.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
4.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Scrubby Creek'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 Scrubby Creek
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
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.
Scrubby Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Scrubby Creek
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: 5.95 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.95 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 Scrubby Creek is zoned
Selling in Scrubby 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 4.67 km², Scrubby Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 74,186 m² across 46 parcels.
Who lives in Scrubby Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Scrubby 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 963, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Scrubby Creek's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Scrubby Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Scrubby Creek itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Scrubby 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 | 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 Scrubby Creek 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 →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 Scrubby Creek. 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 Scrubby Creek lot.
Scrubby Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Scrubby Creek flood-prone?
About 17% of Scrubby Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Scrubby Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Scrubby Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Scrubby Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
Is Scrubby Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 58% of Scrubby Creek in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,000 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 Scrubby Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Scrubby Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Limited Development (Constrained Land).
Does Scrubby Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Scrubby Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Scrubby Creek?
Across 46 surveyed parcels in Scrubby Creek, the median lot size is about 74,186 m². There are also 23 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Scrubby Creek?
At the 2021 Census Scrubby Creek had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Scrubby Creek, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Scrubby Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Scrubby Creek scores 963 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Scrubby Creek?
Median household income in Scrubby Creek was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $248 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,534 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Creek | 3.0 km | 28% | 49% |
| The Palms | 4.3 km | 52% | 75% |
| Pie Creek | 5.0 km | 37% | 67% |
| Widgee Crossing South | 5.0 km | 46% | 84% |
| Nahrunda | 5.2 km | 69% | 27% |
| Glastonbury | 5.2 km | 32% | 61% |
| Widgee Crossing North | 6.3 km | 92% | 51% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 7.3 km | 47% | 83% |
| McIntosh Creek | 8.0 km | 22% | 65% |
| Southside | 8.1 km | 68% | 35% |