Barramornie flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Barramornie (Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 143.78 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Barramornie's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Barramornie at a glance

Parcels 19 Median lot 7,440,635 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Barramornie

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 9.67 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 35.66 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 Barramornie is zoned

Rural 100%
Recreation and open space 0%

Selling in Barramornie? 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 143.78 km², Barramornie is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 75% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 7,440,635 m² across 19 parcels.

Who lives in Barramornie

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Barramornie suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
15
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 992, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Miles - Wandoan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Barramornie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Barramornie itself.

3,917 in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.

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.

Barramornie data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Barramornie planning - frequently asked

Is Barramornie flood-prone?

About 75% of Barramornie falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.

Is Barramornie bushfire-prone?

Around 11% of Barramornie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.

What is the zoning in Barramornie?

The dominant planning zone in Barramornie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space.

Does Barramornie have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Barramornie.

What is the typical lot size in Barramornie?

Across 19 surveyed parcels in Barramornie, the median lot size is about 7,440,635 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Barramornie an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Barramornie scores 992 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Condamine 9.5 km 65% 36%
Pine Hills 24.6 km 53% 33%
Yulabilla 29.7 km 61% 28%
The Gums 31.4 km 48% 22%
Drillham South 32.0 km 28% 51%
Nangram 32.2 km 68% 41%
Wieambilla 32.6 km 44% 78%
Meandarra 35.4 km 58% 25%
Miles 37.6 km 45% 61%
Moraby 39.3 km 47% 54%

See all Western Downs Regional suburb profiles →