Lake Borumba flood map & planning overlays
92.4% bushfire-mapped and 86.7% under environmental overlays. A lake ringed by protected bush.
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A planning-constraint profile of Lake Borumba
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 163.12 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
163.12 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lake Borumba's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Lake Borumba
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Lake Borumba at a glance
Schools in and near Lake Borumba
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: 8.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 8.36 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 Lake Borumba is zoned
Selling in Lake Borumba? 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 163.12 km², Lake Borumba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental Management And Conservation. The median lot measures about 619,242 m² across 57 parcels.
Who lives in Lake Borumba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lake Borumba 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 935, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lake Borumba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lake Borumba itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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.
Lake Borumba 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 | Observed | 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 7 November 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 Lake Borumba 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Lake Borumba. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Lake Borumba. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Lake Borumba lot.
Lake Borumba planning - frequently asked
Is Lake Borumba flood-prone?
About 27% of Lake Borumba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Lake Borumba; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Lake Borumba bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Lake Borumba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
Is Lake Borumba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 3% of Lake Borumba, and over about 52% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 2,000 ft, with an average of 5,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Lake Borumba?
The dominant planning zone in Lake Borumba is Environmental Management And Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Sport And Recreation.
Does Lake Borumba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lake Borumba.
What is the typical lot size in Lake Borumba?
Across 57 surveyed parcels in Lake Borumba, the median lot size is about 619,242 m².
Is Lake Borumba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lake Borumba scores 935 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bella Creek | 6.0 km | 24% | 87% |
| Upper Kandanga | 10.3 km | 31% | 87% |
| Imbil | 13.4 km | 27% | 70% |
| Kingaham Somerset Regional |
14.3 km | 26% | 88% |
| Kenilworth Sunshine Coast Regional |
16.1 km | 25% | 59% |
| Amamoor Creek | 16.4 km | 29% | 89% |
| Kandanga Creek | 17.8 km | 35% | 74% |
| Melawondi | 18.9 km | 31% | 91% |
| Brooloo | 18.9 km | 31% | 64% |
| Jimna Somerset Regional |
19.8 km | 22% | 71% |