Valentine Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Valentine Plains
(Banana Shire, QLD) - 458.51 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 October 2026.
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Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
458.51 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Valentine Plains's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Valentine Plains
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed overflight is what a sampled aircraft-tracking feed actually recorded over the suburb - where aircraft flew, how low and how often.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 2 Oct 2026
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Valentine Plains at a glance
Schools in and near Valentine Plains
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: 0.98 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.98 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 Valentine Plains is zoned
Selling in Valentine Plains? 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 458.51 km², Valentine Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 72% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 187,116 m² across 253 parcels.
Who lives in Valentine Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Valentine Plains 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 997, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Valentine Plains's 373 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Banana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Valentine Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Valentine Plains itself.
9,866 in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
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.
Valentine Plains 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 | Observed | 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 October 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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Valentine Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Valentine Plains flood-prone?
About 33% of Valentine Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 47%.
Is Valentine Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 72% of Valentine Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Banana Shire average of 41%.
Is Valentine Plains under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Valentine Plains in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 2 Oct 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Valentine Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Valentine Plains is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Valentine Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Valentine Plains.
What is the typical lot size in Valentine Plains?
Across 253 surveyed parcels in Valentine Plains, the median lot size is about 187,116 m². There are also 47 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Valentine Plains?
At the 2021 Census Valentine Plains had 373 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Banana statistical area, which contains Valentine Plains, went from 9,866 people in 2001 to 9,297 in 2025, down 6%.
Is Valentine Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Valentine Plains scores 997 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Valentine Plains?
Median household income in Valentine Plains was $1,944 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,781 for the typical suburb in Banana Shire. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,343 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tablelands Gladstone Regional |
12.0 km | 21% | 98% |
| Lawgi Dawes | 20.6 km | 30% | 43% |
| Mount Murchison | 25.6 km | 47% | 36% |
| Dumgree | 29.7 km | 27% | 84% |
| Biloela | 30.3 km | 73% | 12% |
| Thangool | 31.9 km | 40% | 35% |
| Diglum Gladstone Regional |
33.0 km | 32% | 89% |
| Dakenba | 33.5 km | 80% | 13% |
| Callide | 35.5 km | 50% | 35% |
| Mount Alma Gladstone Regional |
35.7 km | 50% | 53% |