Tuen flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Tuen (Paroo Shire, QLD) - 1075.1 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 Tuen's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Tuen at a glance

Parcels 84 Median lot 2,024 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Tuen

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: 31.95 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 32.07 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 Tuen is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Tuen? 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 1075.1 km², Tuen is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,024 m² across 84 parcels.

Who lives in Tuen

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

Population
12
usual residents, 2021

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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

Tuen 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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Tuen planning - frequently asked

Is Tuen flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Tuen and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 25%).

Is Tuen bushfire-prone?

Around 22% of Tuen is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.

What is the zoning in Tuen?

The dominant planning zone in Tuen is Rural.

Does Tuen have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Tuen.

What is the typical lot size in Tuen?

Across 84 surveyed parcels in Tuen, the median lot size is about 2,024 m².

Is Tuen an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Tuen scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Barringun 35.5 km 0% 31%
Cuttaburra 39.7 km 0% 15%
Noorama 50.2 km 22% 30%
Cunnamulla 56.6 km 20% 13%
Widgeegoara 57.9 km 72% 12%
Eulo 75.3 km <1% 14%
Hungerford 88.7 km 0% 10%
Coongoola 91.7 km 42% 10%
Linden 94.4 km 67% 4%
Jobs Gate 100.7 km 17% 36%

See all Paroo Shire suburb profiles →