Tinaroo flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Tinaroo
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 20.2 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
20.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Tinaroo's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Tinaroo at a glance
Schools in and near Tinaroo
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: 1.75 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 9.53 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 Tinaroo is zoned
Selling in Tinaroo? 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 20.2 km², Tinaroo is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 73% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 3,361 m² across 286 parcels.
Who lives in Tinaroo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Tinaroo 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 989, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Tinaroo's 293 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Tinaroo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Tinaroo itself.
7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Tinaroo 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 Tinaroo 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Tinaroo. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Tinaroo lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Tinaroo planning - frequently asked
Is Tinaroo flood-prone?
About 22% of Tinaroo falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Tinaroo bushfire-prone?
Around 73% of Tinaroo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Tinaroo?
The dominant planning zone in Tinaroo is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does Tinaroo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Tinaroo.
What is the typical lot size in Tinaroo?
Across 286 surveyed parcels in Tinaroo, the median lot size is about 3,361 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Tinaroo?
At the 2021 Census Tinaroo had 293 usual residents, with a median age of 61 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Tinaroo, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Tinaroo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tinaroo scores 989 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Tinaroo?
Median household income in Tinaroo was $1,112 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kairi | 5.5 km | 30% | 8% |
| Lake Tinaroo | 5.7 km | 98% | 18% |
| Tolga | 6.1 km | 36% | 49% |
| Danbulla | 11.6 km | 25% | 18% |
| Walkamin | 12.5 km | 31% | 58% |
| Atherton | 12.6 km | 33% | 30% |
| Yungaburra | 13.5 km | 38% | 11% |
| Barrine | 13.6 km | 24% | 32% |
| East Barron | 15.1 km | 37% | 8% |
| Lake Barrine | 15.1 km | 25% | 0% |