Boonooroo Plains flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boonooroo Plains
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 74.89 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
74.89 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boonooroo Plains's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boonooroo Plains at a glance
Schools in and near Boonooroo Plains
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: 2.57 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.18 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 Boonooroo Plains is zoned
Selling in Boonooroo Plains? 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 74.89 km², Boonooroo Plains is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 83% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management and Conservation. The median lot measures about 487,309 m² across 20 parcels.
Who lives in Boonooroo Plains
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boonooroo Plains 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 965, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boonooroo Plains. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boonooroo Plains itself.
5,760 in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
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.
Boonooroo Plains 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 Boonooroo Plains 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 Boonooroo Plains. 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 Boonooroo Plains lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boonooroo Plains planning - frequently asked
Is Boonooroo Plains flood-prone?
About 16% of Boonooroo Plains falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Boonooroo Plains bushfire-prone?
Around 83% of Boonooroo Plains is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Boonooroo Plains?
The dominant planning zone in Boonooroo Plains is Environmental Management and Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does Boonooroo Plains have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Boonooroo Plains.
What is the typical lot size in Boonooroo Plains?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Boonooroo Plains, the median lot size is about 487,309 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Boonooroo Plains an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boonooroo Plains scores 965 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maaroom | 3.3 km | 54% | 69% |
| The Dimonds | 7.5 km | 48% | 82% |
| Boonooroo | 8.2 km | 57% | 79% |
| Beaver Rock | 9.1 km | 52% | 36% |
| Tuan | 10.3 km | 54% | 73% |
| Bidwill | 11.3 km | 63% | 54% |
| Great Sandy Strait | 11.8 km | 51% | 5% |
| Granville | 12.5 km | 85% | 44% |
| Tuan Forest | 13.5 km | 16% | 99% |
| Prawle | 13.5 km | 89% | 60% |