Welcome Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Welcome Creek
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 46.64 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
46.64 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Welcome Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Welcome Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Welcome Creek
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: 2.60 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.66 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 Welcome Creek is zoned
Selling in Welcome Creek? 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 46.64 km², Welcome Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 56% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 19% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 32,071 m² across 277 parcels.
Who lives in Welcome Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Welcome Creek 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 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Welcome Creek's 421 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Welcome Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Welcome Creek itself.
7,031 in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
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.
Welcome Creek 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 Welcome Creek address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Welcome Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Welcome Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Welcome Creek flood-prone?
About 56% of Welcome Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Welcome Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 19% of Welcome Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Welcome Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Welcome Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Special purpose.
Does Welcome Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Welcome Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Welcome Creek?
Across 277 surveyed parcels in Welcome Creek, the median lot size is about 32,071 m². There are also 75 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Welcome Creek?
At the 2021 Census Welcome Creek had 421 usual residents, with a median age of 45 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Welcome Creek, went from 7,031 people in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.
Is Welcome Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Welcome Creek scores 947 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 Welcome Creek?
Median household income in Welcome Creek was $1,781 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowvale | 5.6 km | 55% | 44% |
| Moorland | 6.3 km | 59% | 54% |
| Moore Park Beach | 8.4 km | 90% | 42% |
| Fairymead | 8.4 km | 100% | 28% |
| Gooburrum | 9.4 km | 80% | 18% |
| Oakwood | 9.6 km | 90% | 19% |
| Sharon | 11.3 km | 77% | 52% |
| Avondale | 11.7 km | 62% | 68% |
| Bundaberg North | 12.3 km | 100% | 11% |
| Millbank | 13.1 km | 93% | 2% |