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Booubyjan flood map & planning overlays

Median lots of 145 ha, 6th-largest in Gympie Regional, with a median age of 40.

A planning-constraint profile of Booubyjan (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 501.53 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 Booubyjan'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Booubyjan

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
5%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
4,000 ft
averaging 7,500 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Booubyjan at a glance

Parcels 196 Median lot 1,447,708 m² Mapped easements 3 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Booubyjan

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: 6.02 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 21.70 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 Booubyjan is zoned

Rural 98%
Environmental Management And Conservation 2%
Sport And Recreation 0%

Selling in Booubyjan? 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 501.53 km², Booubyjan is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 82% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,447,708 m² across 196 parcels.

Who lives in Booubyjan

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

Population
98
usual residents, 2021
Median age
40
years
Median household income
$1,416
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $1,314
Median rent
$200
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$1,680
per month
Household size
3.0
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 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 987, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 5
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Booubyjan's 98 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 3.2%
5-14 13.7%
15-19 10.5%
20-24 3.2%
25-34 9.5%
35-44 10.5%
45-54 22.1%
55-64 14.7%
65-74 5.3%
75-84 7.4%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Kilkivan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Booubyjan. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Booubyjan itself.

3,024 in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.

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.

Booubyjan 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

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 Booubyjan address

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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 Booubyjan. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Booubyjan lot.

Booubyjan planning - frequently asked

Is Booubyjan flood-prone?

About 46% of Booubyjan falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Booubyjan; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Booubyjan bushfire-prone?

Around 82% of Booubyjan is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

Is Booubyjan under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 5% of Booubyjan in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 4,000 ft. 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 Booubyjan?

The dominant planning zone in Booubyjan is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management And Conservation and Sport And Recreation.

Does Booubyjan have heritage-listed places?

Booubyjan has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Booubyjan?

Across 196 surveyed parcels in Booubyjan, the median lot size is about 1,447,708 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Booubyjan?

At the 2021 Census Booubyjan had 98 usual residents, with a median age of 40 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Kilkivan statistical area, which contains Booubyjan, went from 3,024 people in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.

Is Booubyjan an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Booubyjan scores 987 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Booubyjan?

Median household income in Booubyjan was $1,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,680 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Windera 13.3 km 56% 64%
Tansey 19.4 km 46% 64%
Crownthorpe 21.5 km 41% 47%
Malarga
Fraser Coast Regional
21.8 km 44% 46%
Boonara 23.4 km 48% 58%
Goomeribong 30.0 km 39% 36%
Calgoa
Fraser Coast Regional
31.0 km 39% 73%
Boompa
Fraser Coast Regional
31.4 km 40% 82%
Mudlo 32.6 km 33% 79%
Gigoomgan
Fraser Coast Regional
35.9 km 46% 62%

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