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Booroobin flood map & planning overlays

Booroobin: 558 m high, 25.8% median slope, median age 55. Steep and settled.

A planning-constraint profile of Booroobin (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 19.87 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Booroobin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Booroobin properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 82 analysed Booroobin properties; no individual property result is identified.

Booroobin flood history and overland flow

Suburb-wide totals across 82 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

74.4%

61 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 61

Source: Moreton Bay Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Booroobin

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
97%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
13%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 5,000 ft
Busiest square
~1 a day
±15% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 8,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Booroobin at a glance

Parcels 85 Median lot 160,201 m² Mapped easements 21 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 82%

Schools in and near Booroobin

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 6.79 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 8.19 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 Booroobin is zoned

Rural 84%
Environmental management and conservation 16%
Limited development 0%

Selling in Booroobin? 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 19.87 km², Booroobin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 13% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 85% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 160,201 m² across 85 parcels.

Recent development applications in Booroobin

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

0

No geocoded application submissions were found for this suburb in the period.

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Booroobin

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

Population
258
usual residents, 2021
Median age
55
years
Median household income
$1,266
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$290
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$1,733
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1005, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Booroobin's 258 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.1%
5-14 9.6%
15-19 4.6%
20-24 1.9%
25-34 6.2%
35-44 8.1%
45-54 15.0%
55-64 23.5%
65-74 20.0%
75-84 5.8%
85+ 2.3%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Booroobin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Booroobin itself.

5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.

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.

Booroobin property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider statistical area containing Booroobin. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,050,000

Median sale price from 192 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Booroobin 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Booroobin address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Booroobin. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Booroobin. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Booroobin lot.

Booroobin planning - frequently asked

Is Booroobin flood-prone?

About 13% of Booroobin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 11% of the 82 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 8 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Booroobin; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Booroobin bushfire-prone?

Around 85% of Booroobin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

Is Booroobin under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 13% of Booroobin, and over about 97% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Booroobin?

The dominant planning zone in Booroobin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Limited development.

Does Booroobin have heritage-listed places?

Booroobin has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

Is Booroobin hilly or flat?

Booroobin is steep: the median ground slope is about 26%, and 76% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 240 m to 558 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Booroobin?

Across 85 surveyed parcels in Booroobin, the median lot size is about 160,201 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Booroobin?

At the 2021 Census Booroobin had 258 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Booroobin, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.

Is Booroobin an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Booroobin scores 1005 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Booroobin?

Median household income in Booroobin was $1,266 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Booroobin
Sunshine Coast Regional
3.9 km 3% 66%
Wootha
Sunshine Coast Regional
5.3 km 14% 38%
Bellthorpe 6.3 km 14% 92%
Cedarton 6.3 km 47% 50%
Stanmore 6.5 km 43% 76%
Reesville
Sunshine Coast Regional
7.5 km 18% 37%
Commissioners Flat 9.1 km 38% 83%
Crohamhurst
Sunshine Coast Regional
9.5 km 18% 51%
Peachester
Sunshine Coast Regional
10.3 km 21% 38%
Maleny
Sunshine Coast Regional
10.3 km 24% 23%

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