Upper Barron flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Barron
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 104.35 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
104.35 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Barron's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Upper Barron at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Barron
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: 1.27 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.56 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 Upper Barron is zoned
Selling in Upper Barron? 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 104.35 km², Upper Barron is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 32% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 173,020 m² across 287 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Barron
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Barron 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 1004, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Upper Barron's 503 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Barron. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Barron 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.
Upper Barron 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 Upper Barron 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 Upper Barron. 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 Upper Barron lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Upper Barron planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Barron flood-prone?
About 32% of Upper Barron falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Upper Barron bushfire-prone?
Around 26% of Upper Barron is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Upper Barron?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Barron is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential.
Does Upper Barron have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Barron.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Barron?
Across 287 surveyed parcels in Upper Barron, the median lot size is about 173,020 m². There are also 45 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Upper Barron?
At the 2021 Census Upper Barron had 503 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Upper Barron, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Upper Barron an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Barron scores 1004 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Upper Barron?
Median household income in Upper Barron was $1,426 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $255 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wongabel | 7.5 km | 38% | 77% |
| Jaggan | 8.4 km | 39% | 1% |
| Wondecla | 8.5 km | 31% | 88% |
| Malanda | 9.0 km | 42% | <1% |
| Moomin | 10.1 km | 28% | 94% |
| Kureen | 10.1 km | 31% | 0% |
| Minbun | 10.2 km | 39% | 1% |
| East Barron | 10.2 km | 37% | 8% |
| Carrington | 12.4 km | 37% | 62% |
| Peeramon | 12.6 km | 32% | 2% |