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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
2.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Trunding's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Trunding at a glance
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 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
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.
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 1037, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Trunding's 929 residents in each ABS age band.
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.
| 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 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Trunding lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |