Meandarra flood map & planning overlays
Meandarra skews mature for the Western Downs, median age 52, 7th.
Most lots here are flood-mapped. The free check shows how much of one lot the overlay covers.
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A planning-constraint profile of Meandarra
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 807.77 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
807.77 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Meandarra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Meandarra
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
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
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.
Meandarra at a glance
Schools in and near Meandarra
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 45.87 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 Meandarra address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Meandarra is zoned
Selling in Meandarra? 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 807.77 km², Meandarra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 58% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 25,463 m² across 328 parcels.
Who lives in Meandarra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Meandarra 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 953, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Meandarra's 244 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Meandarra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Meandarra itself.
4,062 in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
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.
Meandarra 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 Meandarra address
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Meandarra planning - frequently asked
Is Meandarra flood-prone?
About 58% of Meandarra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Meandarra bushfire-prone?
Around 25% of Meandarra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
Is Meandarra under a flight path?
No aircraft were observed over Meandarra in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). Sampling is intermittent, so that is a floor rather than proof that none fly over. 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 Meandarra?
The dominant planning zone in Meandarra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Meandarra have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Meandarra.
What is the typical lot size in Meandarra?
Across 328 surveyed parcels in Meandarra, the median lot size is about 25,463 m². There are also 6 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Meandarra?
At the 2021 Census Meandarra had 244 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.1 people. The wider Tara statistical area, which contains Meandarra, went from 4,062 people in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Meandarra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Meandarra scores 953 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Meandarra?
Median household income in Meandarra was $1,224 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $120 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenmorgan | 20.2 km | 38% | 40% |
| Hannaford | 21.9 km | 42% | 22% |
| Yulabilla | 31.8 km | 61% | 28% |
| Inglestone | 34.6 km | 2% | 21% |
| Barramornie | 35.4 km | 75% | 11% |
| The Gums | 35.9 km | 48% | 22% |
| Coomrith | 40.9 km | 5% | 30% |
| Condamine | 44.1 km | 65% | 36% |
| Pine Hills | 45.7 km | 53% | 33% |
| Moraby | 47.8 km | 47% | 54% |