Aratula flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Aratula
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 26.25 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
26.25 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Aratula's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Aratula properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 406 Aratula properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 406 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Aratula.
Aratula flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 406 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Aratula; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
37 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 37
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aratula at a glance
Schools in and near Aratula
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: 11.50 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 Aratula is zoned
Selling in Aratula? 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 26.25 km², Aratula is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 21% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,127 m² across 409 parcels.
Who lives in Aratula
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Aratula 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 930, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Aratula's 609 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Aratula. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Aratula itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Aratula 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 Aratula 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 Aratula. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Aratula lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Aratula planning - frequently asked
Is Aratula flood-prone?
About 21% of Aratula falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 12%. Across the suburb, 9% of the 406 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 36 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Aratula bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Aratula is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Aratula?
The dominant planning zone in Aratula is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Low Density Residential.
Does Aratula have heritage-listed places?
Aratula has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Aratula hilly or flat?
Aratula is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%, and 2% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 98 m to 169 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Aratula?
Across 409 surveyed parcels in Aratula, the median lot size is about 4,127 m². There are also 86 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Aratula?
At the 2021 Census Aratula had 609 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Aratula, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Aratula an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Aratula scores 930 and sits in decile 3 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 Aratula?
Median household income in Aratula was $1,358 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Edwards | 3.8 km | 5% | 95% |
| Morwincha | 4.4 km | 19% | 18% |
| Charlwood | 4.6 km | 3% | 65% |
| Frazerview | 5.2 km | 6% | 69% |
| Fassifern | 5.9 km | 43% | 17% |
| Fassifern Valley | 6.9 km | 1% | 37% |
| Mount French | 8.8 km | 0% | 64% |
| Kalbar | 8.8 km | 30% | 21% |
| Tarome | 9.6 km | 5% | 76% |
| Bunjurgen | 10.0 km | 22% | 42% |