Trunding flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Trunding (Weipa Town, QLD) - 2.9 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

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Trunding at a glance

Parcels 501 Median lot 1,198 m² Mapped easements 17 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Trunding

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.13 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.30 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 Trunding is zoned

Environmental management and conservation 61%
Low density residential 16%
Recreation and open space 14%
Emerging community 4%
Community facilities 3%
Tourism 2%

Selling in Trunding? 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 2.9 km², Trunding is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 20% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 52% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 1,198 m² across 501 parcels.

Who lives in Trunding

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

Population
929
usual residents, 2021
Median age
32
years
Median household income
$3,078
per week, Weipa Town suburb typical $2,885
Median rent
$471
per week, Weipa Town suburb typical $500
Median mortgage
$2,029
per month
Household size
2.6
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 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1037, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Trunding's 929 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 7.5%
5-14 13.8%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 8.9%
25-34 19.3%
35-44 13.2%
45-54 15.5%
55-64 11.2%
65-74 3.2%
75-84 1.6%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

2,131 in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.

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.

Trunding 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 19 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 Trunding 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 Trunding. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

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Trunding planning - frequently asked

Is Trunding flood-prone?

About 20% of Trunding falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 24%.

Is Trunding bushfire-prone?

Around 52% of Trunding is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Weipa Town average of 25%.

What is the zoning in Trunding?

The dominant planning zone in Trunding is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Recreation and open space.

Does Trunding have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Trunding.

What is the typical lot size in Trunding?

Across 501 surveyed parcels in Trunding, the median lot size is about 1,198 m². There are also 17 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Trunding?

At the 2021 Census Trunding had 929 usual residents, with a median age of 32 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Weipa statistical area, which contains Trunding, went from 2,131 people in 2001 to 4,297 in 2025, up 102%.

Is Trunding an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Trunding scores 1037 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Trunding?

Median household income in Trunding was $3,078 a week at the 2021 Census, against $2,885 for the typical suburb in Weipa Town. Median rent was $471 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,029 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Nanum 1.9 km 26% 26%
Rocky Point 2.2 km 37% 10%
Evans Landing 3.9 km 34% 18%
Weipa Airport 7.6 km 0% 19%
Karron
Croydon Shire
550.3 km Not mapped 25%
Blackbull
Croydon Shire
580.8 km 0% 30%
Croydon
Croydon Shire
613.9 km Not mapped 62%
Ellis Beach
Cairns Regional
611.7 km 7% 8%
Palm Cove
Cairns Regional
613.1 km 13% 31%
Macalister Range
Cairns Regional
614.5 km 5% 47%

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