Telina flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Telina
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 1.53 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
1.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Telina's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Telina at a glance
Schools in and near Telina
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: 0.40 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.16 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 Telina is zoned
Selling in Telina? 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 1.53 km², Telina is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 60% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 750 m² across 941 parcels.
Who lives in Telina
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Telina 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 970, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Telina's 2,197 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Telina - Toolooa, the wider ABS statistical area containing Telina. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Telina itself.
3,979 in 2001 to 6,828 in 2025, up 72%.
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.
Telina 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 Telina 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 Telina lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Telina planning - frequently asked
Is Telina flood-prone?
About 33% of Telina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Telina bushfire-prone?
Around 60% of Telina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Telina?
The dominant planning zone in Telina is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Special Purpose.
Does Telina have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Telina.
What is the typical lot size in Telina?
Across 941 surveyed parcels in Telina, the median lot size is about 750 m². There are also 70 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Telina have a train station?
There is no train station inside Telina itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Telina?
At the 2021 Census Telina had 2,197 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Telina - Toolooa statistical area, which contains Telina, went from 3,979 people in 2001 to 6,828 in 2025, up 72%.
Is Telina an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Telina scores 970 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 Telina?
Median household income in Telina was $1,927 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,545 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kin Kora | 1.5 km | 50% | 48% |
| Toolooa | 1.6 km | 17% | 75% |
| Sun Valley | 1.7 km | 30% | 54% |
| Glen Eden | 1.8 km | 29% | 87% |
| New Auckland | 2.1 km | 43% | 44% |
| Kirkwood | 2.2 km | 23% | 92% |
| South Gladstone | 3.1 km | 27% | 37% |
| West Gladstone | 3.5 km | 50% | 29% |
| South Trees | 4.2 km | 87% | 23% |
| Clinton | 4.2 km | 35% | 33% |