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Winfield flood map & planning overlays

A median age of 65, the highest in Bundaberg Regional and 5th in Queensland. Retirement central.

A planning-constraint profile of Winfield (Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 50.01 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Winfield's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Winfield

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
20%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 7,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Winfield at a glance

Parcels 194 Median lot 881 m² Mapped easements 4 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Winfield

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

1

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: 6.02 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Winfield address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Winfield is zoned

Rural 69%
Environmental management and conservation 31%
Low density residential 0%
Community facilities 0%
Open space 0%
Limited development 0%

Selling in Winfield? 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 50.01 km², Winfield is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 45% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% 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 881 m² across 194 parcels.

Who lives in Winfield

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Winfield suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
154
usual residents, 2021
Median age
65
years
Median household income
$788
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $1,125
Median rent
$220
per week, Bundaberg Regional suburb typical $265
Median mortgage
$500
per month
Household size
2.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 895, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Winfield's 154 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 2.1%
5-14 2.1%
15-19 0.0%
20-24 0.0%
25-34 5.5%
35-44 3.4%
45-54 6.9%
55-64 24.8%
65-74 37.2%
75-84 15.2%
85+ 2.8%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Bundaberg Surrounds - North, the wider ABS statistical area containing Winfield. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Winfield 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.

Winfield data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Winfield address

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The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Winfield. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Winfield lot.

Winfield planning - frequently asked

Is Winfield flood-prone?

About 45% of Winfield falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 50%. Published flood models are held over parts of Winfield; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Winfield bushfire-prone?

Around 87% of Winfield is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.

Is Winfield under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 20% of Winfield in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 1,500 ft. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Winfield?

The dominant planning zone in Winfield is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Low density residential.

Does Winfield have heritage-listed places?

Winfield has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Winfield?

Across 194 surveyed parcels in Winfield, the median lot size is about 881 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Winfield?

At the 2021 Census Winfield had 154 usual residents, with a median age of 65 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Bundaberg Surrounds - North statistical area, which contains Winfield, went from 7,031 people in 2001 to 10,016 in 2025, up 42%.

Is Winfield an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Winfield scores 895 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Winfield?

Median household income in Winfield was $788 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $500 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Mullett Creek 7.9 km 62% 87%
Rules Beach
Gladstone Regional
8.2 km 62% 39%
Watalgan 8.3 km 41% 97%
Rosedale
Gladstone Regional
12.4 km 43% 86%
Baffle Creek
Gladstone Regional
14.6 km 66% 93%
Euleilah
Gladstone Regional
16.0 km 54% 80%
Yandaran 17.0 km 48% 86%
Waterloo 19.8 km 38% 91%
Miara 19.9 km 70% 74%
Oyster Creek
Gladstone Regional
20.7 km 47% 88%

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