Windermere flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Windermere
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 11.96 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
11.96 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Windermere's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Windermere at a glance
Schools in and near Windermere
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: 0.07 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.07 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 Windermere is zoned
Selling in Windermere? 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 11.96 km², Windermere is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 4% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 55,488 m² across 107 parcels.
Who lives in Windermere
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Windermere 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 981, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Windermere's 188 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Bargara - Burnett Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Windermere. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Windermere itself.
11,287 in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
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.
Windermere 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 Windermere 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 Windermere. 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 Windermere lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Windermere planning - frequently asked
Is Windermere flood-prone?
About 19% of Windermere falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Windermere bushfire-prone?
Around 4% of Windermere is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Windermere?
The dominant planning zone in Windermere is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Community facilities.
Does Windermere have heritage-listed places?
Windermere has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Windermere?
Across 107 surveyed parcels in Windermere, the median lot size is about 55,488 m². There are also 35 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Windermere?
At the 2021 Census Windermere had 188 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.2 people. The wider Bargara - Burnett Heads statistical area, which contains Windermere, went from 11,287 people in 2001 to 21,697 in 2025, up 92%.
Is Windermere an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Windermere scores 981 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Windermere?
Median household income in Windermere was $2,062 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $265 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,625 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innes Park | 3.7 km | 30% | 17% |
| Ashfield | 3.7 km | 77% | 33% |
| Qunaba | 4.0 km | 21% | <1% |
| Woongarra | 4.1 km | 18% | 4% |
| Bargara | 4.5 km | 82% | 10% |
| Kalkie | 5.3 km | 80% | 10% |
| Coral Cove | 5.6 km | 36% | 14% |
| Rubyanna | 5.7 km | 80% | 5% |
| Bundaberg East | 5.9 km | 100% | 17% |
| Kepnock | 5.9 km | 78% | 14% |