Ferney flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ferney
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.98 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
7.98 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ferney's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ferney at a glance
Schools in and near Ferney
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: 2.00 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.22 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 Ferney is zoned
Selling in Ferney? 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 7.98 km², Ferney is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 75% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 64% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 176,161 m² across 55 parcels.
Who lives in Ferney
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ferney 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ferney's 93 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ferney. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ferney itself.
5,760 in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
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.
Ferney 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 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 Ferney 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 Ferney. 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 Ferney lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ferney planning - frequently asked
Is Ferney flood-prone?
About 75% of Ferney falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Ferney bushfire-prone?
Around 64% of Ferney is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Ferney?
The dominant planning zone in Ferney is Rural.
Does Ferney have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ferney.
What is the typical lot size in Ferney?
Across 55 surveyed parcels in Ferney, the median lot size is about 176,161 m².
What is the population of Ferney?
At the 2021 Census Ferney had 93 usual residents, with a median age of 54 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Ferney, went from 5,760 people in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
Is Ferney an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ferney scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ferney?
Median household income in Ferney was $1,562 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,942 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenorchy | 1.8 km | 42% | 38% |
| Mungar | 3.0 km | 45% | 86% |
| Antigua | 3.9 km | 83% | 86% |
| Tinana South | 5.2 km | 54% | 56% |
| Grahams Creek | 5.4 km | 75% | 76% |
| Pilerwa | 5.8 km | 29% | 66% |
| Owanyilla | 6.6 km | 55% | 86% |
| Teddington | 6.8 km | 51% | 70% |
| Pioneers Rest | 8.3 km | 78% | 76% |
| Tinana | 8.6 km | 77% | 55% |