Amaroo zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Amaroo
(Diamantina Shire, QLD) - 2063.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2063.44 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Amaroo's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Amaroo at a glance
Schools in and near Amaroo
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 76.32 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 286.96 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 Amaroo is zoned
Selling in Amaroo? 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 2063.44 km², Amaroo is moderately constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 2% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,062,342,395 m² across 1 parcels.
Who lives in Amaroo
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Amaroo 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Amaroo. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Amaroo itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
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.
Amaroo data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Amaroo planning - frequently asked
Is Amaroo flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Amaroo, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Diamantina Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Amaroo bushfire-prone?
Around 2% of Amaroo is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Diamantina Shire average of 4%.
What is the zoning in Amaroo?
The dominant planning zone in Amaroo is Rural.
Does Amaroo have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Amaroo.
What is the typical lot size in Amaroo?
Across 1 surveyed parcels in Amaroo, the median lot size is about 2,062,342,395 m².
Is Amaroo an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Amaroo scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sturt | 49.6 km | Not mapped | <1% |
| Amaroo Boulia Shire |
49.9 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Toko Boulia Shire |
84.4 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Sturt Boulia Shire |
97.8 km | Not mapped | <1% |
| Bedourie | 98.7 km | 9% | 2% |
| Wills Boulia Shire |
99.4 km | 0% | 6% |
| Boulia Boulia Shire |
112.0 km | 17% | 15% |
| Georgina Boulia Shire |
132.0 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Buckingham Boulia Shire |
164.8 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Carrandotta Boulia Shire |
168.2 km | Not mapped | 2% |