St George flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of St George
(Balonne Shire, QLD) - 11042.45 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11042.45 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to St George's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
St George at a glance
Schools in and near St George
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 2 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 St George is zoned
Selling in St George? 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 11042.45 km², St George is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 51% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 31% 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 4,156 m² across 2,386 parcels.
Who lives in St George
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the St George 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 925, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of St George's 3,130 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Balonne, the wider ABS statistical area containing St George. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than St George itself.
5,473 in 2001 to 4,350 in 2025, down 21%.
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.
St George 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 16 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 St George address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a St George lot.
See what's in the $9 report →St George planning - frequently asked
Is St George flood-prone?
About 51% of St George falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 31%.
Is St George bushfire-prone?
Around 31% of St George is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Balonne Shire average of 30%.
What is the zoning in St George?
The dominant planning zone in St George is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Rural residential.
Does St George have heritage-listed places?
St George has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in St George?
Across 2,386 surveyed parcels in St George, the median lot size is about 4,156 m². There are also 179 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of St George?
At the 2021 Census St George had 3,130 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Balonne statistical area, which contains St George, went from 5,473 people in 2001 to 4,350 in 2025, down 21%.
Is St George an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), St George scores 925 and sits in decile 2 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 St George?
Median household income in St George was $1,399 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,252 for the typical suburb in Balonne Shire. Median rent was $210 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,224 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thallon | 54.8 km | 16% | 23% |
| Flinton Western Downs Regional |
79.2 km | Not mapped | 32% |
| Dirranbandi | 86.8 km | 44% | 28% |
| Mungindi | 89.0 km | 1% | 27% |
| Coomrith Western Downs Regional |
94.3 km | 5% | 30% |
| Westmar Western Downs Regional |
96.0 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Inglestone Western Downs Regional |
110.8 km | 2% | 21% |
| Southwood Western Downs Regional |
122.8 km | Not mapped | 39% |
| Glenmorgan Western Downs Regional |
123.7 km | 38% | 40% |
| Meandarra Western Downs Regional |
134.6 km | 58% | 25% |