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Goorganga Creek flood map & planning overlays

Bush covers 53.8% of Goorganga Creek on the map, across 50 ha lots.

A planning-constraint profile of Goorganga Creek (Whitsunday Regional, QLD) - 54.19 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Goorganga Creek'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.

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Aircraft noise and flight paths over Goorganga Creek

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

Under observed aircraft
20%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
3%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~2 a day
2 a day below 3,000 ft · ±13% · area average
typical observed square 2 a day

Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.

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.

Goorganga Creek at a glance

Parcels 33 Median lot 495,260 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Goorganga Creek

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 9.95 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 9.98 km from the suburb boundary

Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.

Which school zone is a Goorganga Creek address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.

How Goorganga Creek is zoned

Rural 100%
Community facilities 0%
Environmental management and conservation 0%

Selling in Goorganga 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 54.19 km², Goorganga Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 36% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 54% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 495,260 m² across 33 parcels.

Goorganga Creek data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Goorganga Creek address

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Goorganga Creek. 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 over parts of Goorganga Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Goorganga Creek lot.

Goorganga Creek planning - frequently asked

Is Goorganga Creek flood-prone?

About 36% of Goorganga Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%. Published flood models are held over parts of Goorganga Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Goorganga Creek bushfire-prone?

Around 54% of Goorganga Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Whitsunday Regional average of 34%.

Is Goorganga Creek under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Goorganga Creek, and over about 20% 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 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 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 Goorganga Creek?

The dominant planning zone in Goorganga Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Environmental management and conservation.

Does Goorganga Creek have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Goorganga Creek.

What is the typical lot size in Goorganga Creek?

Across 33 surveyed parcels in Goorganga Creek, the median lot size is about 495,260 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Silver Creek 5.9 km 54% 47%
Pauls Pocket 8.0 km 4% 66%
Gunyarra 9.1 km 77% 28%
Thoopara 9.2 km 74% 11%
Kelsey Creek 9.9 km 72% 56%
Andromache 10.2 km 29% 57%
Dittmer 12.7 km 15% 80%
Proserpine 15.0 km 86% 19%
Crystal Brook 15.7 km 37% 55%
Breadalbane 16.3 km 100% 8%

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