Coominya planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Coominya
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 114.72 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 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
114.72 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 Coominya's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Coominya at a glance
Schools in and near Coominya
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: 5.78 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 Coominya is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Coominya, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Coominya sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 114.72 km², Coominya 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, 58% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record. The median lot measures about 36,247 m² across 645 parcels.
Who lives in Coominya
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coominya 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 875, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Coominya's 1,029 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coominya. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coominya itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Coominya 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 | Not 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 19 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 Coominya 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Coominya. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Coominya lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Coominya planning - frequently asked
Is Coominya flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Coominya, 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.
Is Coominya bushfire-prone?
Around 58% of Coominya is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
What is the zoning in Coominya?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Coominya, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Coominya have heritage-listed places?
Coominya has 2 heritage-listed places on record.
What is the typical lot size in Coominya?
Across 645 surveyed parcels in Coominya, the median lot size is about 36,247 m². There are also 91 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Coominya have a train station?
There is no train station inside Coominya itself. The suburb is served by 5 bus stops.
What is the population of Coominya?
At the 2021 Census Coominya had 1,029 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Coominya, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Coominya an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coominya scores 875 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Coominya?
Median household income in Coominya was $1,231 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,274 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atkinsons Dam | 6.1 km | Not mapped | 46% |
| Moombra | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Clarendon | 8.1 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Wivenhoe Hill | 9.6 km | Not mapped | 75% |
| Mount Hallen | 9.7 km | Not mapped | 86% |
| Mount Tarampa | 10.3 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Lockyer Waters Lockyer Valley Regional |
10.8 km | Not mapped | 65% |
| Rifle Range | 11.0 km | Not mapped | 45% |
| Lynford Lockyer Valley Regional |
11.2 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Churchable Lockyer Valley Regional |
11.5 km | Not mapped | 94% |