Booral flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Booral
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 27.33 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
27.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Booral's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Booral
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
2% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 25 and 30 is generally unacceptable for new houses; 20 to 25 is conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- fcrc_noise_anef
Booral at a glance
Schools in and near Booral
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: 1.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.59 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 Booral is zoned
Selling in Booral? 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 27.33 km², Booral is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,975 m² across 993 parcels.
Who lives in Booral
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Booral 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 908, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Booral's 1,636 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Booral - River Heads, the wider ABS statistical area containing Booral. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Booral itself.
2,699 in 2001 to 7,887 in 2025, up 192%.
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.
Booral 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) | Inside a held contour | 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 Booral 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 Booral lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Booral planning - frequently asked
Is Booral flood-prone?
About 17% of Booral falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Booral bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Booral is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
Is Booral affected by aircraft noise?
About 2% of Booral sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 25 - under AS 2021, land above ANEF 25 is generally considered unacceptable for new houses, and 20-25 conditionally acceptable with noise attenuation. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Booral?
The dominant planning zone in Booral is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Community facilities.
Does Booral have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Booral.
What is the typical lot size in Booral?
Across 993 surveyed parcels in Booral, the median lot size is about 4,975 m². There are also 96 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Booral?
At the 2021 Census Booral had 1,636 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Booral - River Heads statistical area, which contains Booral, went from 2,699 people in 2001 to 7,887 in 2025, up 192%.
Is Booral an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Booral scores 908 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Booral?
Median household income in Booral was $1,412 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $335 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wondunna | 4.9 km | 1% | 56% |
| Bunya Creek | 6.0 km | 84% | 46% |
| River Heads | 6.7 km | 70% | 15% |
| Kawungan | 6.9 km | <1% | 20% |
| Torquay | 7.3 km | 7% | 3% |
| Urangan | 7.5 km | 20% | 26% |
| Nikenbah | 8.2 km | 33% | 38% |
| Scarness | 8.3 km | 18% | 0% |
| Urraween | 9.3 km | 2% | 14% |
| Pialba | 10.0 km | 14% | 13% |