Malarga flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Malarga
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 200.84 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
200.84 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Malarga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Malarga at a glance
Schools in and near Malarga
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: 12.80 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 23.78 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 Malarga is zoned
Selling in Malarga? 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 200.84 km², Malarga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 44% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 46% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 2,026,166 m² across 61 parcels.
Who lives in Malarga
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Malarga 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 960, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough Surrounds - South, the wider ABS statistical area containing Malarga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Malarga 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.
Malarga 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 Malarga 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 Malarga lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Malarga planning - frequently asked
Is Malarga flood-prone?
About 44% of Malarga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Malarga bushfire-prone?
Around 46% of Malarga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Malarga?
The dominant planning zone in Malarga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation.
Does Malarga have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Malarga.
What is the typical lot size in Malarga?
Across 61 surveyed parcels in Malarga, the median lot size is about 2,026,166 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Malarga an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Malarga scores 960 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calgoa | 14.2 km | 39% | 73% |
| Gigoomgan | 14.5 km | 45% | 62% |
| Boompa | 15.6 km | 40% | 82% |
| Teebar | 17.0 km | 50% | 75% |
| Marodian | 19.0 km | 55% | 62% |
| Tansey Gympie Regional |
19.8 km | 46% | 64% |
| Booubyjan Gympie Regional |
21.8 km | 46% | 82% |
| Mudlo Gympie Regional |
22.9 km | 33% | 79% |
| Glenbar | 24.0 km | 52% | 93% |
| Woocoo | 27.8 km | 45% | 94% |