Vasa Views flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Vasa Views
(Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 8.26 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
8.26 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Vasa Views's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Vasa Views at a glance
Schools in and near Vasa Views
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: 5.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.97 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 Vasa Views is zoned
Selling in Vasa Views? 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 8.26 km², Vasa Views is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 45,274 m² across 61 parcels.
Who lives in Vasa Views
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Vasa Views 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 960, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Vasa Views's 136 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Babinda, the wider ABS statistical area containing Vasa Views. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Vasa Views itself.
4,292 in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.
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.
Vasa Views 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 Vasa Views 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 Vasa Views. 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 Vasa Views lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Vasa Views planning - frequently asked
Is Vasa Views flood-prone?
About 43% of Vasa Views falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.
Is Vasa Views bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Vasa Views and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cassowary Coast Regional average is 16%).
What is the zoning in Vasa Views?
The dominant planning zone in Vasa Views is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation.
Does Vasa Views have heritage-listed places?
Vasa Views has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Vasa Views?
Across 61 surveyed parcels in Vasa Views, the median lot size is about 45,274 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Vasa Views?
At the 2021 Census Vasa Views had 136 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Babinda statistical area, which contains Vasa Views, went from 4,292 people in 2001 to 4,765 in 2025, up 11%.
Is Vasa Views an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Vasa Views scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Vasa Views?
Median household income in Vasa Views was $1,625 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,319 for the typical suburb in Cassowary Coast Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,538 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eubenangee | 1.9 km | 59% | 12% |
| Waugh Pocket Cairns Regional |
2.5 km | 49% | 1% |
| Fitzgerald Creek | 3.2 km | 62% | <1% |
| Daradgee | 3.8 km | 92% | 0% |
| Garradunga | 4.3 km | 51% | <1% |
| Ngatjan Cairns Regional |
5.7 km | 28% | <1% |
| O'Briens Hill | 5.9 km | 96% | 0% |
| Goondi | 5.9 km | 98% | 0% |
| Upper Daradgee | 6.3 km | 63% | 3% |
| Belvedere | 6.7 km | 70% | <1% |