Buaraba zoning & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Buaraba
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 142.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
142.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Buaraba's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Buaraba
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 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.
Buaraba at a glance
Schools in and near Buaraba
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 8.54 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.56 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Buaraba address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Buaraba is zoned
Selling in Buaraba? 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 142.44 km², Buaraba is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 458,614 m² across 172 parcels.
Who lives in Buaraba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Buaraba 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 945, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Buaraba's 170 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Esk, the wider ABS statistical area containing Buaraba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Buaraba itself.
4,299 in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.
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.
Buaraba data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Buaraba 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Buaraba. 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 Buaraba. 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 Buaraba lot.
Buaraba planning - frequently asked
Is Buaraba flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Buaraba, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Somerset Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area. Published flood models are held over parts of Buaraba; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Buaraba bushfire-prone?
Around 86% of Buaraba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Buaraba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 14% of Buaraba, and over about 87% 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 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 2 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 Buaraba?
The dominant planning zone in Buaraba is Rural.
Does Buaraba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Buaraba.
What is the typical lot size in Buaraba?
Across 172 surveyed parcels in Buaraba, the median lot size is about 458,614 m². There are also 21 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Buaraba?
At the 2021 Census Buaraba had 170 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Esk statistical area, which contains Buaraba, went from 4,299 people in 2001 to 5,236 in 2025, up 22%.
Is Buaraba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Buaraba scores 945 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Buaraba?
Median household income in Buaraba was $1,218 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buaraba South Lockyer Valley Regional |
6.8 km | 2% | 99% |
| Spring Creek Lockyer Valley Regional |
8.7 km | 8% | 75% |
| Redbank Creek | 9.0 km | Not mapped | 88% |
| Churchable Lockyer Valley Regional |
9.6 km | 6% | 86% |
| Vinegar Hill Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.7 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Mount Hallen | 10.9 km | Not mapped | 86% |
| Ravensbourne Toowoomba Regional |
13.9 km | Not mapped | 94% |
| Atkinsons Dam | 14.0 km | 34% | 46% |
| Lockyer Waters Lockyer Valley Regional |
14.1 km | 32% | 63% |
| Seventeen Mile Lockyer Valley Regional |
14.5 km | Not mapped | 100% |