Hookswood flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hookswood
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 416.9 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
416.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hookswood's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Hookswood at a glance
Schools in and near Hookswood
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: 3.59 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 3.28 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 Hookswood is zoned
Selling in Hookswood? 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 416.9 km², Hookswood is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 47% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 87% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,051,105 m² across 81 parcels.
Who lives in Hookswood
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hookswood 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 972, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Miles - Wandoan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hookswood. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hookswood 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.
Hookswood 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 Hookswood 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 Hookswood. 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 Hookswood lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hookswood planning - frequently asked
Is Hookswood flood-prone?
About 47% of Hookswood falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Hookswood bushfire-prone?
Around 87% of Hookswood is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Hookswood?
The dominant planning zone in Hookswood is Rural.
Does Hookswood have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hookswood.
What is the typical lot size in Hookswood?
Across 81 surveyed parcels in Hookswood, the median lot size is about 4,051,105 m². There are also 23 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Hookswood?
At the 2021 Census Hookswood had 58 usual residents, with a median age of 59 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Miles - Wandoan statistical area, which contains Hookswood, went from 3,917 people in 2001 to 4,394 in 2025, up 12%.
Is Hookswood an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hookswood scores 972 and sits in decile 5 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 Hookswood?
Median household income in Hookswood was $1,124 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $200 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myall Park | 14.5 km | 49% | 87% |
| Cameby | 17.1 km | 38% | 25% |
| Columboola | 18.1 km | 42% | 53% |
| Blackswamp | 21.0 km | 38% | 65% |
| Kowguran | 21.1 km | 27% | 88% |
| Goombi | 22.9 km | 53% | 26% |
| Dalwogon | 24.7 km | 26% | 86% |
| Gurulmundi | 25.7 km | 35% | 98% |
| Rywung | 26.1 km | 27% | 35% |
| Pelham | 27.9 km | 40% | 87% |