Wilson Beach flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wilson Beach
(Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 3.32 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
3.32 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wilson Beach's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wilson Beach at a glance
Schools in and near Wilson Beach
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: 13.95 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.95 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 Wilson Beach is zoned
Selling in Wilson Beach? 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 3.32 km², Wilson Beach is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 72% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Recreation and open space. The median lot measures about 708 m² across 60 parcels.
Who lives in Wilson Beach
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wilson Beach 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 936, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wilson Beach's 68 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Proserpine, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wilson Beach. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wilson Beach itself.
7,033 in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
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.
Wilson Beach 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 Wilson Beach 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 Wilson Beach. 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 Wilson Beach lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wilson Beach planning - frequently asked
Is Wilson Beach flood-prone?
About 72% of Wilson Beach falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Wilson Beach bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Wilson Beach is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 69%.
What is the zoning in Wilson Beach?
The dominant planning zone in Wilson Beach is Recreation and open space, though the suburb also includes Low density residential and Rural.
Does Wilson Beach have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wilson Beach.
What is the typical lot size in Wilson Beach?
Across 60 surveyed parcels in Wilson Beach, the median lot size is about 708 m².
What is the population of Wilson Beach?
At the 2021 Census Wilson Beach had 68 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 1.9 people. The wider Proserpine statistical area, which contains Wilson Beach, went from 7,033 people in 2001 to 9,503 in 2025, up 35%.
Is Wilson Beach an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wilson Beach scores 936 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 Wilson Beach?
Median household income in Wilson Beach was $1,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,499 for the typical suburb in Whitsunday Regional. Median rent was $178 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,509 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conway Beach | 2.3 km | 78% | 85% |
| Conway | 2.8 km | 42% | 77% |
| Goorganga Plains | 6.7 km | 100% | 25% |
| Cape Conway | 9.1 km | 8% | 78% |
| Palm Grove | 9.5 km | 16% | 86% |
| Preston | 10.5 km | 61% | 68% |
| Lethebrook | 10.8 km | 98% | 11% |
| Glen Isla | 11.9 km | 99% | 37% |
| Breadalbane | 12.7 km | 100% | 35% |
| Brandy Creek | 16.4 km | <1% | 92% |