Tuen flood map & planning overlays
Tuen's 2,024 m² lots are joint 2nd-smallest in Paroo Shire.
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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 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1075.1 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
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
Schools in and near Tuen
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
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.
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How Tuen is zoned
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.
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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
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.
| 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 | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 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 33%).
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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barringun | 35.5 km | Not mapped | 31% |
| Cuttaburra | 39.7 km | Not mapped | 15% |
| Noorama | 50.2 km | 22% | 30% |
| Cunnamulla | 56.6 km | 21% | 13% |
| Widgeegoara | 57.9 km | 72% | 12% |
| Eulo | 75.3 km | <1% | 14% |
| Hungerford | 88.7 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Coongoola | 91.7 km | 42% | 10% |
| Linden | 94.4 km | 67% | 4% |
| Jobs Gate | 100.7 km | 17% | 36% |