Gowrie Station flood map & planning overlays
Gowrie Station's typical holding is 867 ha, lightly bushfire-mapped at 17.9%.
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A planning-constraint profile of Gowrie Station
(Murweh Shire, QLD) - 1379.91 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
1379.91 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Gowrie Station's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Gowrie Station at a glance
Schools in and near Gowrie Station
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: 12.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 11.14 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
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How Gowrie Station is zoned
Selling in Gowrie Station? 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 1379.91 km², Gowrie Station is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 1% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 8,674,796 m² across 62 parcels.
Who lives in Gowrie Station
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Gowrie Station 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 1031, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Charleville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Gowrie Station. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Gowrie Station itself.
4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.
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.
Gowrie Station 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 | Not watched | 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 5 November 2026. See the methodology and full source list. Source data changes over time and critical decisions should be checked with the responsible authority.
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Gowrie Station planning - frequently asked
Is Gowrie Station flood-prone?
About 1% of Gowrie Station falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 9%.
Is Gowrie Station bushfire-prone?
Around 18% of Gowrie Station is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Gowrie Station?
The dominant planning zone in Gowrie Station is Rural.
Does Gowrie Station have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Gowrie Station.
What is the typical lot size in Gowrie Station?
Across 62 surveyed parcels in Gowrie Station, the median lot size is about 8,674,796 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Gowrie Station an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Gowrie Station scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charleville | 25.6 km | 3% | 18% |
| Ward | 33.0 km | <1% | 16% |
| Sommariva | 42.4 km | 0% | 21% |
| Augathella | 45.2 km | 3% | 18% |
| Clara Creek | 45.3 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Langlo | 69.6 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Bakers Bend | 69.5 km | Not mapped | 8% |
| Riversleigh | 76.0 km | 31% | 5% |
| Caroline Crossing | 77.2 km | Not mapped | 36% |
| Morven | 79.0 km | 9% | 21% |