Avoca Vale zoning & planning overlays
Avoca Vale sits under 89.8% bushfire mapping, 4th-heaviest in Somerset Regional.
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A planning-constraint profile of Avoca Vale
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 205.14 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
205.14 km² - this suburb is highly 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 Avoca Vale's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Avoca Vale
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 3,500 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.
Avoca Vale at a glance
Schools in and near Avoca Vale
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: 6.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.32 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 Avoca Vale is zoned
Selling in Avoca Vale? 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 205.14 km², Avoca Vale is highly 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, 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 143,486 m² across 137 parcels.
Who lives in Avoca Vale
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Avoca Vale 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 943, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilcoy, the wider ABS statistical area containing Avoca Vale. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Avoca Vale itself.
4,029 in 2001 to 6,216 in 2025, up 54%.
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.
Avoca Vale 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 | Observed | 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 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 Avoca Vale 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.
See what's in the $9 report →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 Avoca Vale. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
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Avoca Vale planning - frequently asked
Is Avoca Vale flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Avoca Vale, 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. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Published flood models are held over parts of Avoca Vale; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Avoca Vale bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Avoca Vale is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Avoca Vale under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed over about 41% of Avoca Vale in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 3,000 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 Avoca Vale?
The dominant planning zone in Avoca Vale is Rural.
Does Avoca Vale have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Avoca Vale.
What is the typical lot size in Avoca Vale?
Across 137 surveyed parcels in Avoca Vale, the median lot size is about 143,486 m².
Is Avoca Vale an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Avoca Vale scores 943 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monsildale | 11.2 km | <1% | 73% |
| Mount Stanley | 13.4 km | 1% | 72% |
| Linville | 14.8 km | Not mapped | 66% |
| Kingaham | 17.3 km | 26% | 88% |
| Moore | 22.1 km | Not mapped | 65% |
| Jimna | 22.4 km | 22% | 71% |
| Elgin Vale Gympie Regional |
28.1 km | 38% | 52% |
| Sheep Station Creek | 28.6 km | 2% | 67% |
| Lake Borumba Gympie Regional |
28.8 km | 27% | 92% |
| Colinton | 32.1 km | Not mapped | 65% |