Buaraba South flood map & planning overlays
Buaraba South pairs 41 ha lots, 3rd-largest in the valley, with 98.9% bushfire mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Buaraba South
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 40.87 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
40.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Buaraba South'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
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Buaraba South
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 South at a glance
Schools in and near Buaraba South
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: 12.09 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 13.18 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 South address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Buaraba South is zoned
Selling in Buaraba South? 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 40.87 km², Buaraba South is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 412,789 m² across 37 parcels.
Buaraba South 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Not 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 South address
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See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Buaraba South. 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 South. 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 South lot.
Buaraba South planning - frequently asked
Is Buaraba South flood-prone?
About 2% of Buaraba South falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 29%. Published flood models are held over parts of Buaraba South; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Buaraba South bushfire-prone?
Around 99% of Buaraba South is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 61%.
Is Buaraba South under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 20% of Buaraba South, and over about 86% 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 4,000 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 South?
The dominant planning zone in Buaraba South is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation.
Does Buaraba South have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Buaraba South.
What is the typical lot size in Buaraba South?
Across 37 surveyed parcels in Buaraba South, the median lot size is about 412,789 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vinegar Hill | 5.1 km | Not mapped | 99% |
| Buaraba Somerset Regional |
6.8 km | Not mapped | 86% |
| Seventeen Mile | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 100% |
| Spring Creek | 8.6 km | 8% | 75% |
| Palmtree Toowoomba Regional |
10.6 km | Not mapped | 97% |
| Adare | 11.0 km | 16% | 77% |
| Ringwood | 11.8 km | 11% | 90% |
| Churchable | 12.1 km | 6% | 86% |
| White Mountain | 12.7 km | 2% | 100% |
| Ravensbourne Toowoomba Regional |
13.0 km | Not mapped | 94% |