Amamoor flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Amamoor
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 34.53 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
34.53 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Amamoor's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Amamoor at a glance
Schools in and near Amamoor
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: 5.71 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 Amamoor is zoned
Selling in Amamoor? 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 34.53 km², Amamoor is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 47% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 5 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 25,213 m² across 387 parcels.
Who lives in Amamoor
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Amamoor 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 920, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Amamoor's 720 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Amamoor. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Amamoor itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Amamoor 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 Amamoor 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 Amamoor. 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 Amamoor lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Amamoor planning - frequently asked
Is Amamoor flood-prone?
About 39% of Amamoor falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Amamoor bushfire-prone?
Around 47% of Amamoor is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Amamoor?
The dominant planning zone in Amamoor is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Purposes and Township.
Does Amamoor have heritage-listed places?
Amamoor has 5 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Amamoor?
Across 387 surveyed parcels in Amamoor, the median lot size is about 25,213 m². There are also 65 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Amamoor?
At the 2021 Census Amamoor had 720 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Amamoor, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Amamoor an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Amamoor scores 920 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Amamoor?
Median household income in Amamoor was $1,100 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,313 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dagun | 3.3 km | 35% | 49% |
| Gilldora | 5.1 km | 49% | 41% |
| Kandanga | 5.3 km | 51% | 47% |
| Calico Creek | 6.0 km | 19% | 53% |
| Coles Creek | 6.2 km | 68% | 55% |
| Kybong | 7.1 km | 61% | 60% |
| Lagoon Pocket | 7.7 km | 61% | 39% |
| Kandanga Creek | 8.0 km | 34% | 74% |
| Melawondi | 8.1 km | 30% | 91% |
| Traveston | 8.4 km | 37% | 74% |