Shute Harbour flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Shute Harbour
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 1.03 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
1.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Shute Harbour's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Shute Harbour at a glance
Schools in and near Shute Harbour
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: 7.96 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 10.43 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 Shute Harbour is zoned
Selling in Shute Harbour? 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 1.03 km², Shute Harbour is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 76% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Community facilities. The median lot measures about 590 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Shute Harbour
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Shute Harbour 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 1038, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Shute Harbour's 113 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Airlie - Whitsundays, the wider ABS statistical area containing Shute Harbour. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Shute Harbour itself.
8,192 in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
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.
Shute Harbour 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 Shute Harbour 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 Shute Harbour. 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 Shute Harbour lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Shute Harbour planning - frequently asked
Is Shute Harbour flood-prone?
About 76% of Shute Harbour falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Shute Harbour bushfire-prone?
Around 66% of Shute Harbour is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Shute Harbour?
The dominant planning zone in Shute Harbour is Community facilities, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Low density residential.
Does Shute Harbour have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Shute Harbour.
What is the typical lot size in Shute Harbour?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Shute Harbour, the median lot size is about 590 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Shute Harbour have a train station?
There is no train station inside Shute Harbour itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Shute Harbour?
At the 2021 Census Shute Harbour had 113 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Airlie - Whitsundays statistical area, which contains Shute Harbour, went from 8,192 people in 2001 to 16,597 in 2025, up 103%.
Is Shute Harbour an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Shute Harbour scores 1038 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Shute Harbour?
Median household income in Shute Harbour was $1,812 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $550 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,322 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Rooper | 4.1 km | 4% | 91% |
| Flametree | 4.8 km | 68% | 97% |
| Mandalay | 6.0 km | 87% | 71% |
| Jubilee Pocket | 6.3 km | 19% | 90% |
| Airlie Beach | 7.8 km | 40% | 87% |
| Cannonvale | 10.1 km | 36% | 76% |
| Brandy Creek | 12.6 km | <1% | 92% |
| Cape Conway | 13.6 km | 8% | 78% |
| Cannon Valley | 14.7 km | 42% | 76% |
| Palm Grove | 14.9 km | 16% | 86% |