Tannum Sands flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tannum Sands
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 84.3 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
84.3 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tannum Sands's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tannum Sands at a glance
Schools in and near Tannum Sands
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 3 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 Tannum Sands is zoned
Selling in Tannum Sands? 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 84.3 km², Tannum Sands is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 67% 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 720 m² across 2,657 parcels.
Who lives in Tannum Sands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tannum Sands 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 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tannum Sands's 5,227 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boyne Island - Tannum Sands, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tannum Sands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tannum Sands itself.
7,853 in 2001 to 10,760 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
Tannum Sands 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 Tannum Sands address
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See what's in the $9 report →Tannum Sands planning - frequently asked
Is Tannum Sands flood-prone?
About 67% of Tannum Sands falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Tannum Sands bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Tannum Sands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Tannum Sands?
The dominant planning zone in Tannum Sands is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Community Facilities.
Does Tannum Sands have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tannum Sands.
What is the typical lot size in Tannum Sands?
Across 2,657 surveyed parcels in Tannum Sands, the median lot size is about 720 m². There are also 245 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Tannum Sands have a train station?
There is no train station inside Tannum Sands itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Tannum Sands?
At the 2021 Census Tannum Sands had 5,227 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Boyne Island - Tannum Sands statistical area, which contains Tannum Sands, went from 7,853 people in 2001 to 10,760 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Tannum Sands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tannum Sands scores 977 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tannum Sands?
Median household income in Tannum Sands was $2,035 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne Island | 9.3 km | 81% | 35% |
| Benaraby | 9.5 km | 57% | 76% |
| Wurdong Heights | 11.1 km | 34% | 90% |
| O'Connell | 12.9 km | 29% | 98% |
| Iveragh | 13.6 km | 32% | 87% |
| South Trees | 14.2 km | 87% | 23% |
| Glen Eden | 15.4 km | 29% | 87% |
| Toolooa | 16.4 km | 17% | 75% |
| Foreshores | 16.4 km | 58% | 55% |
| Kirkwood | 16.7 km | 23% | 92% |