Tandora flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tandora
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 61.9 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
61.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tandora's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tandora at a glance
Schools in and near Tandora
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: 6.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.59 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 Tandora is zoned
Selling in Tandora? 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 61.9 km², Tandora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 80% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,288,524 m² across 16 parcels.
Who lives in Tandora
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tandora 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Burrum - Fraser, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tandora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tandora itself.
5,883 in 2001 to 11,970 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.
Tandora 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 12 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 Tandora 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tandora lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tandora planning - frequently asked
Is Tandora flood-prone?
About 80% of Tandora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Tandora bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Tandora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Tandora?
The dominant planning zone in Tandora is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space.
Does Tandora have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tandora.
What is the typical lot size in Tandora?
Across 16 surveyed parcels in Tandora, the median lot size is about 2,288,524 m².
Is Tandora an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tandora scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prawle | 5.9 km | 89% | 60% |
| Susan River | 7.0 km | 83% | 49% |
| Beaver Rock | 7.4 km | 52% | 36% |
| Bunya Creek | 8.9 km | 84% | 46% |
| The Dimonds | 9.0 km | 48% | 82% |
| Walkers Point | 9.2 km | 90% | 37% |
| Island Plantation | 10.3 km | 100% | 23% |
| River Heads | 10.9 km | 70% | 15% |
| Sunshine Acres | 11.7 km | 46% | 92% |
| Dundathu | 11.9 km | 64% | 82% |