Maaroom flood map & planning overlays
A median age of 65, joint 2nd-highest in Fraser Coast Regional and 5th in Queensland. Retirement, mapped.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
A planning-constraint profile of Maaroom
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 14.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
14.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Maaroom'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 Maaroom
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 1 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.
Maaroom at a glance
Schools in and near Maaroom
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: 14.47 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 16.20 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Maaroom address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Maaroom is zoned
Selling in Maaroom? 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 14.1 km², Maaroom is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 60% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 69% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 801 m² across 231 parcels.
Who lives in Maaroom
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Maaroom 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 861, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Maaroom's 247 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Maaroom. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Maaroom itself.
5,760 in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
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.
Maaroom 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 Maaroom 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 41% of Maaroom. 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 Maaroom. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Maaroom lot.
Maaroom planning - frequently asked
Is Maaroom flood-prone?
About 60% of Maaroom falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Published flood models are held over parts of Maaroom; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Maaroom bushfire-prone?
Around 69% of Maaroom is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
Is Maaroom under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 41% of Maaroom, and over about 50% 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 500 ft, with an average of 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 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 Maaroom?
The dominant planning zone in Maaroom is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Low Density Residential.
Does Maaroom have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Maaroom.
What is the typical lot size in Maaroom?
Across 231 surveyed parcels in Maaroom, the median lot size is about 801 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Maaroom?
At the 2021 Census Maaroom had 247 usual residents, with a median age of 65 and an average household size of 1.7 people. The wider Maryborough Surrounds - South statistical area, which contains Maaroom, went from 5,760 people in 2001 to 11,170 in 2025, up 94%.
Is Maaroom an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Maaroom scores 861 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Maaroom?
Median household income in Maaroom was $734 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $220 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,144 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonooroo Plains | 3.3 km | Not measured | 83% |
| The Dimonds | 6.1 km | 64% | 82% |
| Boonooroo | 7.2 km | 57% | 79% |
| Great Sandy Strait | 8.9 km | 52% | 5% |
| Beaver Rock | 9.6 km | 60% | 36% |
| Tuan | 10.6 km | 54% | 73% |
| Prawle | 14.2 km | 89% | 60% |
| Bidwill | 14.4 km | 63% | 54% |
| Granville | 14.7 km | 85% | 44% |
| Poona | 15.0 km | 41% | 64% |