Boatman flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boatman
(Murweh Shire, QLD) - 3886.67 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3886.67 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boatman's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boatman at a glance
Schools in and near Boatman
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: 34.58 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 62.98 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 Boatman is zoned
Selling in Boatman? 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 3886.67 km², Boatman is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 28,388,195 m² across 73 parcels.
Who lives in Boatman
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boatman 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 1071, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Charleville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boatman. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boatman itself.
4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.
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.
Boatman 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 12 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 Boatman 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Boatman lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boatman planning - frequently asked
Is Boatman flood-prone?
About 48% of Boatman falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 10%.
Is Boatman bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Boatman is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Boatman?
The dominant planning zone in Boatman is Rural.
Does Boatman have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boatman.
What is the typical lot size in Boatman?
Across 73 surveyed parcels in Boatman, the median lot size is about 28,388,195 m².
Is Boatman an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boatman scores 1071 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Riversleigh | 42.5 km | 31% | 5% |
| Morven | 75.6 km | 9% | 21% |
| Wyandra Paroo Shire |
76.8 km | 30% | 8% |
| Sommariva | 81.7 km | 0% | 21% |
| Bakers Bend | 86.4 km | Not mapped | 8% |
| Charleville | 96.1 km | 3% | 18% |
| Linden Paroo Shire |
98.7 km | 67% | 4% |
| Tyrconnel | 99.1 km | 10% | 53% |
| Murweh | 107.2 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Clara Creek | 111.3 km | Not mapped | 16% |