Goomboorian flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Goomboorian
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 47.05 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
47.05 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goomboorian's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Goomboorian at a glance
Schools in and near Goomboorian
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: 1.93 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.12 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 Goomboorian is zoned
Selling in Goomboorian? 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 47.05 km², Goomboorian is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 62% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 85,008 m² across 273 parcels.
Who lives in Goomboorian
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Goomboorian 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 924, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Goomboorian's 566 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Goomboorian. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Goomboorian itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Goomboorian 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 Goomboorian 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 Goomboorian. 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 Goomboorian lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Goomboorian planning - frequently asked
Is Goomboorian flood-prone?
About 39% of Goomboorian falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Goomboorian bushfire-prone?
Around 62% of Goomboorian is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Goomboorian?
The dominant planning zone in Goomboorian is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Purposes.
Does Goomboorian have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Goomboorian.
What is the typical lot size in Goomboorian?
Across 273 surveyed parcels in Goomboorian, the median lot size is about 85,008 m². There are also 54 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Goomboorian have a train station?
There is no train station inside Goomboorian itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Goomboorian?
At the 2021 Census Goomboorian had 566 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Goomboorian, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
Is Goomboorian an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Goomboorian scores 924 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Goomboorian?
Median household income in Goomboorian was $1,266 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $315 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,411 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Creek | 3.9 km | 22% | 91% |
| Wilsons Pocket | 5.0 km | 38% | 78% |
| Downsfield | 7.0 km | 22% | 89% |
| Canina | 7.1 km | 26% | 89% |
| Kia Ora | 7.8 km | 47% | 65% |
| Toolara Forest | 8.3 km | 40% | 100% |
| Veteran | 8.8 km | 37% | 90% |
| Wolvi | 9.3 km | 26% | 86% |
| North Deep Creek | 9.7 km | 27% | 92% |
| Greens Creek | 10.3 km | 31% | 75% |