Boolboonda flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boolboonda
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 34.75 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
34.75 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boolboonda's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boolboonda at a glance
Schools in and near Boolboonda
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: 10.66 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 26.69 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 Boolboonda is zoned
Selling in Boolboonda? 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 34.75 km², Boolboonda is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 91% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 79,356 m² across 163 parcels.
Who lives in Boolboonda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boolboonda 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 789, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boolboonda's 55 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boolboonda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boolboonda itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
Boolboonda 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 Boolboonda 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 Boolboonda. 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 Boolboonda lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boolboonda planning - frequently asked
Is Boolboonda flood-prone?
About 27% of Boolboonda falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Boolboonda bushfire-prone?
Around 91% of Boolboonda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in Boolboonda?
The dominant planning zone in Boolboonda is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Open space.
Does Boolboonda have heritage-listed places?
Boolboonda has 3 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Boolboonda?
Across 163 surveyed parcels in Boolboonda, the median lot size is about 79,356 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Boolboonda?
At the 2021 Census Boolboonda had 55 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains Boolboonda, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
Is Boolboonda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boolboonda scores 789 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 Boolboonda?
Median household income in Boolboonda was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $969 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Moonta | 5.4 km | 38% | 79% |
| Wonbah | 8.2 km | 35% | 90% |
| Wonbah Forest | 9.6 km | 32% | 97% |
| Nearum | 12.7 km | 35% | 100% |
| Moolboolaman | 13.9 km | 41% | 94% |
| Doughboy | 17.1 km | 36% | 100% |
| Takilberan | 17.2 km | 32% | 70% |
| Horse Camp | 20.3 km | 43% | 99% |
| Dalysford | 21.4 km | 39% | 94% |
| St Kilda | 23.5 km | 45% | 76% |