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Thargomindah flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Thargomindah (Bulloo Shire, QLD) - 15212.76 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Thargomindah's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Thargomindah at a glance

Parcels 558 Median lot 4,019 m² Mapped easements 40 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Thargomindah

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 84.99 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 Thargomindah is zoned

Rural 98%
Recreation and open space 2%
General residential 0%
Township 0%
Industry 0%
Centre 0%

Selling in Thargomindah? 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 15212.76 km², Thargomindah is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 7% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,019 m² across 558 parcels.

Who lives in Thargomindah

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Thargomindah suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
243
usual residents, 2021
Median age
38
years
Median household income
$1,480
per week, Bulloo Shire suburb typical $1,480
Median rent
$153
per week, Bulloo Shire suburb typical $153
Median mortgage
$696
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 938, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Thargomindah's 243 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.7%
5-14 15.0%
15-19 5.7%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 12.6%
35-44 18.2%
45-54 11.3%
55-64 15.8%
65-74 8.5%
75-84 2.0%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Thargomindah. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Thargomindah itself.

3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.

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.

Thargomindah data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Thargomindah planning - frequently asked

Is Thargomindah flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Thargomindah and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 0%).

Is Thargomindah bushfire-prone?

Around 7% of Thargomindah is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bulloo Shire average of 4%.

What is the zoning in Thargomindah?

The dominant planning zone in Thargomindah is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and General residential.

Does Thargomindah have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Thargomindah.

What is the typical lot size in Thargomindah?

Across 558 surveyed parcels in Thargomindah, the median lot size is about 4,019 m². There are also 40 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Thargomindah?

At the 2021 Census Thargomindah had 243 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Far South West statistical area, which contains Thargomindah, went from 3,708 people in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.

Is Thargomindah an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Thargomindah scores 938 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Thargomindah?

Median household income in Thargomindah was $1,480 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,480 for the typical suburb in Bulloo Shire. Median rent was $153 a week and the median mortgage repayment $696 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Yowah
Paroo Shire
85.2 km Not mapped 16%
Bulloo Downs 86.8 km 0% 1%
Hungerford 92.4 km 0% 11%
Eulo
Paroo Shire
128.8 km <1% 14%
Noccundra 130.5 km Not mapped 3%
Hungerford
Paroo Shire
138.0 km 0% 10%
Quilpie
Quilpie Shire
144.8 km Not mapped 13%
Humeburn
Paroo Shire
165.3 km Not mapped 19%
Cuttaburra
Paroo Shire
170.4 km 0% 15%
Durham 197.0 km 0% 2%

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