Boulia flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Boulia
(Boulia Shire, QLD) - 154.99 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
154.99 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Boulia's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Boulia at a glance
Schools in and near Boulia
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 233.65 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 Boulia is zoned
Selling in Boulia? 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 154.99 km², Boulia is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% 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 2,024 m² across 241 parcels.
Who lives in Boulia
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Boulia 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 866, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Boulia's 314 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Boulia. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Boulia itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
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.
Boulia 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 16 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 Boulia address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Boulia lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Boulia planning - frequently asked
Is Boulia flood-prone?
About 17% of Boulia falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 5%.
Is Boulia bushfire-prone?
Around 15% of Boulia is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Boulia Shire average of 9%.
What is the zoning in Boulia?
The dominant planning zone in Boulia is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Township.
Does Boulia have heritage-listed places?
Boulia has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Boulia?
Across 241 surveyed parcels in Boulia, the median lot size is about 2,024 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Boulia?
At the 2021 Census Boulia had 314 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Far Central West statistical area, which contains Boulia, went from 2,925 people in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
Is Boulia an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Boulia scores 866 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 Boulia?
Median household income in Boulia was $1,510 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,286 for the typical suburb in Boulia Shire. Median rent was $138 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,020 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wills | 16.8 km | 0% | 6% |
| Warenda | 60.1 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Georgina | 65.5 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Amaroo | 68.1 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Min Min | 80.6 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Warburton | 102.4 km | Not mapped | 21% |
| Buckingham | 104.0 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Amaroo Diamantina Shire |
112.0 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Toko | 135.5 km | Not mapped | 4% |
| Sturt Diamantina Shire |
158.0 km | Not mapped | <1% |