Veteran flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Veteran
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 32.03 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
32.03 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Veteran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Veteran at a glance
Schools in and near Veteran
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: 1.80 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.80 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 Veteran is zoned
Selling in Veteran? 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 32.03 km², Veteran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,192 m² across 524 parcels.
Who lives in Veteran
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Veteran 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 939, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Veteran's 959 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Veteran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Veteran itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Veteran 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 Veteran 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 Veteran. 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 Veteran lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Veteran planning - frequently asked
Is Veteran flood-prone?
About 37% of Veteran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Veteran bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Veteran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Veteran?
The dominant planning zone in Veteran is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Limited Development (Constrained Land).
Does Veteran have heritage-listed places?
Veteran has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Veteran?
Across 524 surveyed parcels in Veteran, the median lot size is about 20,192 m². There are also 71 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Veteran?
At the 2021 Census Veteran had 959 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Veteran, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Veteran an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Veteran scores 939 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Veteran?
Median household income in Veteran was $1,302 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canina | 4.0 km | 26% | 89% |
| North Deep Creek | 4.1 km | 27% | 92% |
| Banks Pocket | 4.7 km | 51% | 73% |
| Victory Heights | 4.8 km | 59% | 87% |
| Ross Creek | 5.2 km | 22% | 91% |
| Greens Creek | 5.3 km | 31% | 75% |
| Tamaree | 5.3 km | 26% | 83% |
| Araluen | 6.1 km | 28% | 66% |
| East Deep Creek | 7.1 km | 46% | 80% |
| Corella | 7.3 km | 27% | 92% |