Guluguba flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Guluguba (Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 387.61 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Guluguba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Guluguba at a glance

Parcels 130 Median lot 830,138 m² Mapped easements 30 Schools in suburb 1

Schools in and near Guluguba

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

1

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 9.83 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 Guluguba is zoned

Rural 99%
Recreation and open space 0%
Community facilities 0%
Township 0%

Selling in Guluguba? 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 387.61 km², Guluguba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 24% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 830,138 m² across 130 parcels.

Who lives in Guluguba

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Guluguba suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
86
usual residents, 2021
Median age
48
years
Median household income
$1,125
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $1,432
Median rent
$50
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$548
per month
Household size
2.4
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 968, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 4
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Guluguba's 86 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 9.2%
5-14 6.9%
15-19 5.7%
20-24 4.6%
25-34 17.2%
35-44 8.0%
45-54 21.8%
55-64 16.1%
65-74 0.0%
75-84 10.3%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Miles - Wandoan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Guluguba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Guluguba itself.

3,917 in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.

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.

Guluguba 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 12 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 Guluguba 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 Guluguba. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

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Guluguba planning - frequently asked

Is Guluguba flood-prone?

About 40% of Guluguba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.

Is Guluguba bushfire-prone?

Around 24% of Guluguba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.

What is the zoning in Guluguba?

The dominant planning zone in Guluguba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.

Does Guluguba have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Guluguba.

What is the typical lot size in Guluguba?

Across 130 surveyed parcels in Guluguba, the median lot size is about 830,138 m². There are also 30 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Guluguba?

At the 2021 Census Guluguba had 86 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Miles - Wandoan statistical area, which contains Guluguba, went from 3,917 people in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.

Is Guluguba an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Guluguba scores 968 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Guluguba?

Median household income in Guluguba was $1,125 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $50 a week and the median mortgage repayment $548 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Gurulmundi 12.9 km 35% 98%
Pelham 20.2 km 40% 87%
Roche Creek 24.3 km 38% 31%
Wandoan 24.6 km 45% 17%
Woleebee 24.8 km 33% 45%
Kowguran 26.1 km 27% 88%
Glenaubyn 29.3 km 25% 60%
Dalwogon 33.4 km 26% 86%
Myall Park 35.4 km 49% 87%
Hookswood 36.9 km 47% 87%

See all Western Downs Regional suburb profiles →