Fairney View flood map & planning overlays
Fairney View's 5 ha blocks carry 36.9% bushfire and 16% flood mapping.
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A planning-constraint profile of Fairney View
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 11.17 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
11.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Fairney View'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 Fairney View
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 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 2,000 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.
Fairney View at a glance
Schools in and near Fairney View
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: 2.32 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.47 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 Fairney View is zoned
Selling in Fairney View? 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 11.17 km², Fairney View is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 37% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 54,006 m² across 108 parcels.
Who lives in Fairney View
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Fairney View 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 969, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Fairney View's 221 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Fairney View. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Fairney View 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.
Fairney View 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 | 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 Fairney View 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 63% of Fairney View. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 20 Fairney View addresses (+$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 Fairney View lot.
Fairney View planning - frequently asked
Is Fairney View flood-prone?
About 16% of Fairney View falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 20 Fairney View addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.
Is Fairney View bushfire-prone?
Around 37% of Fairney View is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Fairney View under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 63% of Fairney View, and over about 79% 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 3,500 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 Fairney View?
The dominant planning zone in Fairney View is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging Community and Community Facilities.
Does Fairney View have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Fairney View.
What is the typical lot size in Fairney View?
Across 108 surveyed parcels in Fairney View, the median lot size is about 54,006 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Fairney View?
At the 2021 Census Fairney View had 221 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Fairney View, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Fairney View an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Fairney View scores 969 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Fairney View?
Median household income in Fairney View was $1,645 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $315 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,916 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fernvale | 3.2 km | 29% | 55% |
| Vernor | 4.1 km | 17% | 47% |
| Wanora | 4.1 km | 7% | 80% |
| Glamorgan Vale | 4.4 km | 16% | 42% |
| Borallon | 5.2 km | 44% | 58% |
| Wivenhoe Pocket | 6.3 km | 50% | 43% |
| Lake Manchester | 6.6 km | 9% | 86% |
| Haigslea | 6.6 km | 2% | 42% |
| Lark Hill | 7.4 km | 1% | 70% |
| Ironbark Ipswich City |
8.0 km | 23% | 95% |