Cooranga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Cooranga
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 360.33 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
360.33 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Cooranga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Cooranga at a glance
Schools in and near Cooranga
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
0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.44 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.44 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 Cooranga is zoned
Selling in Cooranga? 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 360.33 km², Cooranga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 33% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 38% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 928,404 m² across 255 parcels.
Who lives in Cooranga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Cooranga 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 1051, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Cooranga's 119 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Cooranga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Cooranga itself.
15,011 in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
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.
Cooranga 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 Cooranga 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Cooranga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Cooranga planning - frequently asked
Is Cooranga flood-prone?
About 33% of Cooranga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Cooranga bushfire-prone?
Around 38% of Cooranga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Cooranga?
The dominant planning zone in Cooranga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Cooranga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Cooranga.
What is the typical lot size in Cooranga?
Across 255 surveyed parcels in Cooranga, the median lot size is about 928,404 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Cooranga?
At the 2021 Census Cooranga had 119 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains Cooranga, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Cooranga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Cooranga scores 1051 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Cooranga?
Median household income in Cooranga was $1,781 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimbour East | 15.1 km | 44% | 38% |
| Bell | 16.6 km | 36% | 15% |
| Jandowae | 18.3 km | 46% | 19% |
| Bunya Mountains | 19.2 km | 14% | 71% |
| Diamondy | 20.1 km | 23% | 55% |
| Jimbour West | 26.1 km | 89% | 0% |
| Kaimkillenbun | 27.1 km | 40% | 30% |
| Mowbullan | 28.2 km | 2% | 51% |
| Pirrinuan | 29.4 km | 72% | 8% |
| Jinghi | 30.8 km | 49% | 46% |