Aramara flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Aramara
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 77.2 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
77.2 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aramara's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aramara at a glance
Schools in and near Aramara
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: 2.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 25.47 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 Aramara is zoned
Selling in Aramara? 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 77.2 km², Aramara is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 43% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 202,481 m² across 96 parcels.
Who lives in Aramara
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aramara 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 841, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Aramara's 71 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aramara. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aramara itself.
5,760 in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
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.
Aramara 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 Aramara 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 Aramara. 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 Aramara lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Aramara planning - frequently asked
Is Aramara flood-prone?
About 43% of Aramara falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Aramara bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Aramara is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Aramara?
The dominant planning zone in Aramara is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Aramara have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Aramara.
What is the typical lot size in Aramara?
Across 96 surveyed parcels in Aramara, the median lot size is about 202,481 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Aramara?
At the 2021 Census Aramara had 71 usual residents, with a median age of 58 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Aramara, went from 5,760 people in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
Is Aramara an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Aramara scores 841 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Aramara?
Median household income in Aramara was $687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $225 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,759 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Aramara | 5.9 km | 2% | 86% |
| Woocoo | 6.7 km | 45% | 94% |
| Brooweena | 9.1 km | 46% | 92% |
| Thinoomba | 10.9 km | 46% | 92% |
| Gungaloon | 12.7 km | 7% | 98% |
| Doongul | 13.6 km | <1% | 95% |
| Teebar | 17.6 km | 50% | 75% |
| St Mary | 17.7 km | 46% | 99% |
| Yerra | 18.0 km | 44% | 54% |
| Glenbar | 18.3 km | 52% | 93% |