Brooweena flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Brooweena
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 84.46 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
84.46 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Brooweena's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Brooweena at a glance
Schools in and near Brooweena
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: 15.09 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 Brooweena is zoned
Selling in Brooweena? 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 84.46 km², Brooweena is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% 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 114,800 m² across 139 parcels.
Who lives in Brooweena
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Brooweena 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 841, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Brooweena's 91 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Brooweena. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Brooweena 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.
Brooweena 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 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 Brooweena 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 Brooweena lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Brooweena planning - frequently asked
Is Brooweena flood-prone?
About 46% of Brooweena falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Brooweena bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Brooweena is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Brooweena?
The dominant planning zone in Brooweena is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Community facilities.
Does Brooweena have heritage-listed places?
Brooweena has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Brooweena?
Across 139 surveyed parcels in Brooweena, the median lot size is about 114,800 m². There are also 12 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Brooweena?
At the 2021 Census Brooweena had 91 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Brooweena, went from 5,760 people in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
Is Brooweena an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Brooweena scores 841 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 Brooweena?
Median household income in Brooweena was $866 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Aramara | 7.7 km | 2% | 86% |
| Aramara | 9.1 km | 43% | 99% |
| Woocoo | 11.0 km | 45% | 94% |
| Teebar | 11.3 km | 50% | 75% |
| Doongul | 13.6 km | <1% | 95% |
| Gungaloon | 19.1 km | 7% | 98% |
| Boompa | 19.2 km | 40% | 82% |
| Thinoomba | 19.8 km | 46% | 92% |
| Gigoomgan | 20.4 km | 45% | 62% |
| Glenbar | 21.3 km | 52% | 93% |