Milora flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Milora (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 13.41 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Milora properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 77 Milora properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Milora flood history and overland flow

These are suburb-wide totals across 77 analysed properties. They show how common each mapped category is across Milora; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Recorded historical flood mapping

5.2%

4 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.

Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.

Milora at a glance

Parcels 77 Median lot 151,778 m² Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Milora

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 2.35 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 14.12 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 Milora is zoned

Rural 99%
Recreation and Open Space 1%

Selling in Milora? 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 13.41 km², Milora is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 151,778 m² across 77 parcels.

Who lives in Milora

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

Population
136
usual residents, 2021
Median age
37
years
Median household income
$2,200
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $1,562
Median rent
$350
per week, Scenic Rim Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$2,000
per month
Household size
2.8
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 7
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 8
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Milora's 136 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 14.1%
5-14 8.1%
15-19 2.2%
20-24 3.7%
25-34 18.5%
35-44 9.6%
45-54 10.4%
55-64 14.8%
65-74 8.1%
75-84 5.9%
85+ 4.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

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.

Milora 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 Milora address

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Milora planning - frequently asked

Is Milora flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Milora and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 12%). Across the suburb, 5% of the 77 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Milora bushfire-prone?

Around 10% of Milora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.

What is the zoning in Milora?

The dominant planning zone in Milora is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space.

Does Milora have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Milora.

Is Milora hilly or flat?

Milora is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 5%. Ground level runs from roughly 66 m to 117 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Milora?

Across 77 surveyed parcels in Milora, the median lot size is about 151,778 m².

What is the population of Milora?

At the 2021 Census Milora had 136 usual residents, with a median age of 37 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Milora, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.

Is Milora an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Milora scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Milora?

Median household income in Milora was $2,200 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $350 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Wilsons Plains 3.2 km 28% 10%
Anthony 3.7 km 0% 35%
Limestone Ridges 3.9 km 0% 33%
Harrisville 4.5 km 26% 21%
Munbilla 5.3 km 26% 28%
Milbong 5.7 km 7% 40%
Radford 5.9 km 69% 20%
Blantyre 6.1 km 0% 29%
Washpool 7.6 km 9% 58%
Peak Crossing 8.1 km 13% 42%

See all Scenic Rim Regional suburb profiles →