Farrars Creek flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Farrars Creek
(Barcoo Shire, QLD) - 13436.79 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13436.79 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Farrars Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Farrars Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Farrars Creek
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: 61.35 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 228.14 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 Farrars Creek is zoned
Selling in Farrars Creek? 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 13436.79 km², Farrars Creek is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 89,749,137 m² across 42 parcels.
Who lives in Farrars Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Farrars Creek 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 959, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Farrars Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Farrars Creek itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
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.
Farrars Creek 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 16 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 Farrars Creek address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Farrars Creek lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Farrars Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Farrars Creek flood-prone?
About 1% of Farrars Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 0%.
Is Farrars Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Farrars Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Barcoo Shire average of 6%.
What is the zoning in Farrars Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Farrars Creek is Rural.
Does Farrars Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Farrars Creek.
What is the typical lot size in Farrars Creek?
Across 42 surveyed parcels in Farrars Creek, the median lot size is about 89,749,137 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Farrars Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Farrars Creek scores 959 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanbar | 118.2 km | 0% | 3% |
| Windorah | 129.5 km | Not mapped | 3% |
| Diamantina Lakes Diamantina Shire |
144.0 km | 14% | 4% |
| Stonehenge | 174.6 km | <1% | 8% |
| Eromanga Quilpie Shire |
200.5 km | Not mapped | 8% |
| Jundah | 202.1 km | <1% | 12% |
| Bedourie Diamantina Shire |
203.8 km | 9% | 2% |
| Durham Bulloo Shire |
247.6 km | 0% | 2% |
| Min Min Boulia Shire |
262.9 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Birdsville Diamantina Shire |
275.3 km | 12% | 2% |