Lower Wonga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Lower Wonga
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 98.62 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
98.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Lower Wonga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Lower Wonga at a glance
Schools in and near Lower Wonga
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: 3.74 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 14.18 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 Lower Wonga is zoned
Selling in Lower Wonga? 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 98.62 km², Lower Wonga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 41% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 202,218 m² across 188 parcels.
Who lives in Lower Wonga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Lower Wonga 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 947, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Lower Wonga's 310 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilkivan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Lower Wonga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Lower Wonga itself.
3,024 in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
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.
Lower Wonga 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 Lower Wonga 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 Lower Wonga. 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 Lower Wonga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Lower Wonga planning - frequently asked
Is Lower Wonga flood-prone?
About 49% of Lower Wonga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Lower Wonga bushfire-prone?
Around 41% of Lower Wonga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Lower Wonga?
The dominant planning zone in Lower Wonga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Community Purposes.
Does Lower Wonga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Lower Wonga.
What is the typical lot size in Lower Wonga?
Across 188 surveyed parcels in Lower Wonga, the median lot size is about 202,218 m². There are also 75 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Lower Wonga?
At the 2021 Census Lower Wonga had 310 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Kilkivan statistical area, which contains Lower Wonga, went from 3,024 people in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
Is Lower Wonga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Lower Wonga scores 947 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Lower Wonga?
Median household income in Lower Wonga was $1,343 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $273 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bells Bridge | 7.7 km | 42% | 63% |
| Sexton | 7.8 km | 54% | 71% |
| Glastonbury | 11.0 km | 32% | 61% |
| Scotchy Pocket | 13.0 km | 56% | 47% |
| Curra | 13.6 km | 42% | 82% |
| The Palms | 14.3 km | 52% | 75% |
| Oakview | 14.3 km | 37% | 66% |
| Woolooga | 14.3 km | 42% | 71% |
| Chatsworth | 14.3 km | 24% | 63% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 15.2 km | 47% | 83% |