Thuringowa Central flood map & planning overlays
Thuringowa Central's 1,953 residents live on 734 m² lots.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
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A planning-constraint profile of Thuringowa Central
(Townsville City, QLD) - 1.89 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Thuringowa Central's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Thuringowa Central properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 928 analysed Thuringowa Central properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 928 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Thuringowa Central.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Thuringowa Central
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Thuringowa Central at a glance
Schools in and near Thuringowa Central
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 1 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 Thuringowa Central is zoned
Selling in Thuringowa Central? 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 1.89 km², Thuringowa Central is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 78% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 734 m² across 935 parcels.
Recent development applications in Thuringowa Central
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Townsville City Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
Latest included submission: 2 September 2026.
Previous 12 months: 26 (65% lower in the latest period).
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
Who lives in Thuringowa Central
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Thuringowa Central 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 941, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Thuringowa Central's 1,953 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kirwan - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Thuringowa Central. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Thuringowa Central itself.
10,859 in 2001 to 15,115 in 2025, up 39%.
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.
Thuringowa Central 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | Townsville City Council |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Thuringowa Central 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Thuringowa Central. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Thuringowa Central. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Thuringowa Central lot.
Thuringowa Central planning - frequently asked
Is Thuringowa Central flood-prone?
About 78% of Thuringowa Central falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 57%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 928 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Thuringowa Central; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Thuringowa Central bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Thuringowa Central is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Townsville City average of 50%.
Is Thuringowa Central under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 80% of Thuringowa Central, and over about 83% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,000 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 50 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Thuringowa Central?
The dominant planning zone in Thuringowa Central is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Major Centre and Open Space.
Does Thuringowa Central have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Thuringowa Central.
Is Thuringowa Central hilly or flat?
Thuringowa Central is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 13 m to 19 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Thuringowa Central?
Across 935 surveyed parcels in Thuringowa Central, the median lot size is about 734 m². There are also 73 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Thuringowa Central have a train station?
There is no train station inside Thuringowa Central itself. The suburb is served by 9 bus stops.
What is the population of Thuringowa Central?
At the 2021 Census Thuringowa Central had 1,953 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Kirwan - West statistical area, which contains Thuringowa Central, went from 10,859 people in 2001 to 15,115 in 2025, up 39%.
Is Thuringowa Central an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Thuringowa Central scores 941 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 Thuringowa Central?
Median household income in Thuringowa Central was $1,769 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,510 for the typical suburb in Townsville City. Median rent was $320 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,408 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirwan | 1.4 km | 93% | 8% |
| Condon | 2.1 km | 85% | 27% |
| Douglas | 2.6 km | 56% | 65% |
| Cranbrook | 3.0 km | 74% | 8% |
| Heatley | 3.7 km | 71% | 0% |
| Mount Louisa | 4.2 km | 63% | 45% |
| Rasmussen | 4.4 km | 82% | 16% |
| Shaw | 4.6 km | 66% | 88% |
| Aitkenvale | 4.8 km | 91% | 3% |
| Cosgrove | 4.8 km | 50% | 78% |