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Manoora flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Manoora (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 2.23 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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Manoora's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Manoora properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,185 Manoora properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Manoora at a glance

Parcels 2,997 Median lot 669 m² Mapped easements 237 Bus stops 20 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Manoora

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

1

0 schools providing primary years and 1 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.09 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: inside the suburb

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 Manoora is zoned

Medium Density Residential 41%
Low-medium Density Residential 31%
Open Space 7%
Conservation 5%
Low Density Residential 5%
Mixed Use 4%

Selling in Manoora? 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 2.23 km², Manoora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 94% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 20% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 2 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 669 m² across 2,997 parcels.

Who lives in Manoora

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Manoora suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
6,175
usual residents, 2021
Median age
36
years
Median household income
$1,054
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $1,618
Median rent
$270
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $315
Median mortgage
$1,100
per month
Household size
2.2
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 841, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Manoora's 6,175 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 6.8%
5-14 13.4%
15-19 5.6%
20-24 7.4%
25-34 14.8%
35-44 13.0%
45-54 12.2%
55-64 11.9%
65-74 8.8%
75-84 4.6%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Manoora, the wider ABS statistical area containing Manoora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Manoora itself.

5,468 in 2001 to 6,323 in 2025, up 16%.

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.

Manoora data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 Manoora 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 Manoora. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Manoora lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Manoora planning - frequently asked

Is Manoora flood-prone?

About 94% of Manoora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 77% of the 3,185 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2442 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Manoora bushfire-prone?

Around 20% of Manoora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Manoora?

The dominant planning zone in Manoora is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium Density Residential and Open Space.

Does Manoora have heritage-listed places?

Manoora has 2 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Manoora hilly or flat?

Manoora is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 14 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Manoora?

Across 2,997 surveyed parcels in Manoora, the median lot size is about 669 m². There are also 237 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Manoora have a train station?

There is no train station inside Manoora itself. The suburb is served by 20 bus stops.

What is the population of Manoora?

At the 2021 Census Manoora had 6,175 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Manoora statistical area, which contains Manoora, went from 5,468 people in 2001 to 6,323 in 2025, up 16%.

Is Manoora an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Manoora scores 841 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 Manoora?

Median household income in Manoora was $1,054 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,100 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Manunda 1.3 km 99% 40%
Kanimbla 1.6 km 33% 58%
Edge Hill 2.0 km 65% 23%
Mooroobool 2.0 km 48% 18%
Westcourt 2.2 km 100% <1%
Whitfield 2.5 km 23% 31%
Parramatta Park 3.0 km 100% 10%
Brinsmead 3.1 km 35% 18%
Bungalow 3.1 km 100% 2%
Earlville 3.4 km 46% 29%

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