Maryborough West flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Maryborough West
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 8.02 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
8.02 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Maryborough West's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Maryborough West at a glance
Schools in and near Maryborough West
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
2 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
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 Maryborough West is zoned
Selling in Maryborough West? 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 8.02 km², Maryborough West is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 90% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Community facilities. The median lot measures about 2,001 m² across 473 parcels.
Who lives in Maryborough West
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Maryborough West 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 914, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Maryborough West's 568 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Maryborough (Qld), the wider ABS statistical area containing Maryborough West. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Maryborough West itself.
17,487 in 2001 to 19,255 in 2025, up 10%.
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.
Maryborough West 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 Maryborough West 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 Maryborough West. 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 Maryborough West lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Maryborough West planning - frequently asked
Is Maryborough West flood-prone?
About 49% of Maryborough West falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Maryborough West bushfire-prone?
Around 90% of Maryborough West is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Maryborough West?
The dominant planning zone in Maryborough West is Community facilities, though the suburb also includes Rural and High Impact Industry.
Does Maryborough West have heritage-listed places?
Maryborough West has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Maryborough West?
Across 473 surveyed parcels in Maryborough West, the median lot size is about 2,001 m². There are also 69 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Maryborough West have a train station?
There is no train station inside Maryborough West itself. The suburb is served by 3 bus stops.
What is the population of Maryborough West?
At the 2021 Census Maryborough West had 568 usual residents, with a median age of 53 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Maryborough (Qld) statistical area, which contains Maryborough West, went from 17,487 people in 2001 to 19,255 in 2025, up 10%.
Is Maryborough West an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Maryborough West scores 914 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Maryborough West?
Median household income in Maryborough West was $1,269 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $285 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Helens | 3.8 km | 85% | 60% |
| Maryborough | 3.9 km | 82% | 36% |
| Aldershot | 4.4 km | 52% | 86% |
| Oakhurst | 4.6 km | 41% | 80% |
| Tinana | 4.9 km | 77% | 55% |
| Dundathu | 5.0 km | 64% | 82% |
| Island Plantation | 6.1 km | 100% | 23% |
| Granville | 7.4 km | 85% | 44% |
| Walkers Point | 7.9 km | 90% | 37% |
| Yengarie | 9.0 km | 55% | 77% |