Jobs Gate flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Jobs Gate
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 1468.55 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1468.55 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Jobs Gate's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Jobs Gate at a glance
Schools in and near Jobs Gate
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: 82.50 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 104.25 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 Jobs Gate is zoned
Selling in Jobs Gate? 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 1468.55 km², Jobs Gate is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 17% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 36% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 31,759,394 m² across 41 parcels.
Who lives in Jobs Gate
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Jobs Gate 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Jobs Gate. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Jobs Gate itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Jobs Gate 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 Jobs Gate 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Jobs Gate lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Jobs Gate planning - frequently asked
Is Jobs Gate flood-prone?
About 17% of Jobs Gate falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 25%.
Is Jobs Gate bushfire-prone?
Around 36% of Jobs Gate is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Jobs Gate?
The dominant planning zone in Jobs Gate is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Primary Production.
Does Jobs Gate have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Jobs Gate.
What is the typical lot size in Jobs Gate?
Across 41 surveyed parcels in Jobs Gate, the median lot size is about 31,759,394 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Jobs Gate an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Jobs Gate scores 1024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noorama | 52.1 km | 22% | 30% |
| Widgeegoara | 62.3 km | 72% | 12% |
| Nebine | 71.0 km | 59% | 14% |
| Bollon Balonne Shire |
76.3 km | 73% | 28% |
| Hebel Balonne Shire |
77.5 km | 2% | 43% |
| Barringun | 92.8 km | 0% | 31% |
| Tuen | 100.7 km | 0% | 22% |
| Linden | 101.7 km | 67% | 4% |
| Cunnamulla | 124.0 km | 20% | 13% |
| Dirranbandi Balonne Shire |
133.7 km | 44% | 28% |