Hoya flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Hoya
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 8.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
8.21 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Hoya's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Hoya properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 137 Hoya properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 137 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Hoya.
Hoya flood history and overland flow
These are suburb-wide totals across 137 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Hoya; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
1 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Hoya at a glance
Schools in and near Hoya
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: 0.80 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.08 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 Hoya is zoned
Selling in Hoya? 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 8.21 km², Hoya is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 4,840 m² across 138 parcels.
Who lives in Hoya
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Hoya 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 977, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Hoya's 251 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Hoya. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Hoya itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Hoya 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 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 Hoya 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.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Hoya lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Hoya planning - frequently asked
Is Hoya flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Hoya and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 1% of the 137 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Hoya bushfire-prone?
Around 22% of Hoya is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
What is the zoning in Hoya?
The dominant planning zone in Hoya is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Low Density Residential.
Does Hoya have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Hoya.
Is Hoya hilly or flat?
Hoya is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 8%, and 4% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 105 m to 185 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Hoya?
Across 138 surveyed parcels in Hoya, the median lot size is about 4,840 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Hoya?
At the 2021 Census Hoya had 251 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Hoya, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Hoya an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Hoya scores 977 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 Hoya?
Median household income in Hoya was $1,854 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,950 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonah | 2.4 km | 26% | 25% |
| Kents Pocket | 2.5 km | 6% | 16% |
| Teviotville | 2.8 km | 0% | 28% |
| Templin | 3.4 km | <1% | 38% |
| Kulgun | 4.8 km | 0% | 34% |
| Coulson | 5.4 km | 12% | 48% |
| Dugandan | 5.4 km | 34% | 6% |
| Mount French | 6.0 km | 0% | 64% |
| Obum Obum | 6.2 km | 0% | 26% |
| Roadvale | 6.4 km | 4% | 17% |