Coongoola flood map & planning overlays
Coongoola's 70 ha holdings are 42.3% flood-mapped.
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A planning-constraint profile of Coongoola
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 1943.44 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1943.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Coongoola's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Coongoola at a glance
Schools in and near Coongoola
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: 17.14 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 17.14 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Coongoola is zoned
Selling in Coongoola? 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 1943.44 km², Coongoola is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 699,443 m² across 120 parcels.
Who lives in Coongoola
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Coongoola 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Coongoola. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Coongoola itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Coongoola 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 | Not watched | 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 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Coongoola planning - frequently asked
Is Coongoola flood-prone?
About 42% of Coongoola falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 33%.
Is Coongoola bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Coongoola is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Coongoola?
The dominant planning zone in Coongoola is Rural.
Does Coongoola have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Coongoola.
What is the typical lot size in Coongoola?
Across 120 surveyed parcels in Coongoola, the median lot size is about 699,443 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Coongoola an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Coongoola scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cunnamulla | 35.6 km | 21% | 13% |
| Linden | 52.7 km | 67% | 4% |
| Wyandra | 53.9 km | 30% | 8% |
| Humeburn | 69.5 km | Not mapped | 19% |
| Widgeegoara | 81.4 km | 72% | 12% |
| Murweh Murweh Shire |
87.5 km | Not mapped | 10% |
| Tuen | 91.7 km | 0% | 22% |
| Eulo | 97.7 km | <1% | 14% |
| Nebine | 97.8 km | 59% | 14% |
| Bakers Bend Murweh Shire |
111.5 km | Not mapped | 8% |