Walkamin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Walkamin
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 44.74 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
44.74 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Walkamin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Walkamin at a glance
Schools in and near Walkamin
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 8.11 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 Walkamin is zoned
Selling in Walkamin? 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 44.74 km², Walkamin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 22,855 m² across 272 parcels.
Who lives in Walkamin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Walkamin 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 935, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Walkamin's 532 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Atherton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Walkamin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Walkamin itself.
8,842 in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Walkamin 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 Walkamin address
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See what's in the $9 report →Walkamin planning - frequently asked
Is Walkamin flood-prone?
About 31% of Walkamin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Walkamin bushfire-prone?
Around 58% of Walkamin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Walkamin?
The dominant planning zone in Walkamin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Low density residential.
Does Walkamin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Walkamin.
What is the typical lot size in Walkamin?
Across 272 surveyed parcels in Walkamin, the median lot size is about 22,855 m². There are also 47 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Walkamin?
At the 2021 Census Walkamin had 532 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Atherton statistical area, which contains Walkamin, went from 8,842 people in 2001 to 12,472 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Walkamin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Walkamin scores 935 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 Walkamin?
Median household income in Walkamin was $1,385 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,257 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tolga | 8.2 km | 36% | 49% |
| Tinaroo | 12.5 km | 22% | 73% |
| Kairi | 15.6 km | 30% | 8% |
| Atherton | 16.0 km | 33% | 30% |
| Carrington | 17.2 km | 37% | 62% |
| Lake Tinaroo | 17.9 km | 98% | 18% |
| Wongabel | 21.9 km | 38% | 77% |
| East Barron | 22.5 km | 37% | 8% |
| Danbulla | 23.8 km | 25% | 18% |
| Yungaburra | 23.9 km | 38% | 11% |