Sharon flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sharon
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 48.83 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
48.83 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sharon's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sharon at a glance
Schools in and near Sharon
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 4.96 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 Sharon is zoned
Selling in Sharon? 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 48.83 km², Sharon is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 77% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 8,267 m² across 646 parcels.
Who lives in Sharon
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sharon 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 932, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Sharon's 1,209 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sharon. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sharon itself.
7,031 in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Sharon 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 Sharon 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 Sharon. 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 Sharon lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Sharon planning - frequently asked
Is Sharon flood-prone?
About 77% of Sharon falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Sharon bushfire-prone?
Around 52% of Sharon is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Sharon?
The dominant planning zone in Sharon is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Open space.
Does Sharon have heritage-listed places?
Sharon has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Sharon?
Across 646 surveyed parcels in Sharon, the median lot size is about 8,267 m². There are also 112 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Sharon?
At the 2021 Census Sharon had 1,209 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Sharon, went from 7,031 people in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Sharon an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sharon scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Sharon?
Median household income in Sharon was $1,375 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,318 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakwood | 5.0 km | 90% | 19% |
| Branyan | 5.2 km | 79% | 47% |
| Avoca | 5.5 km | 89% | 20% |
| Meadowvale | 5.8 km | 55% | 44% |
| Millbank | 6.8 km | 93% | 2% |
| Svensson Heights | 8.1 km | 65% | 20% |
| Kensington | 8.3 km | 70% | 25% |
| Bundaberg West | 8.5 km | 100% | 14% |
| Norville | 9.5 km | 64% | 33% |
| South Kolan | 9.6 km | 68% | 62% |