Minnamoolka flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Minnamoolka
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 2743.19 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
2743.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Minnamoolka's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Minnamoolka at a glance
Schools in and near Minnamoolka
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: 36.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 49.88 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 Minnamoolka is zoned
Selling in Minnamoolka? 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 2743.19 km², Minnamoolka is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 54% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 92% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 15,601,825 m² across 58 parcels.
Who lives in Minnamoolka
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Minnamoolka 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 869, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Minnamoolka. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Minnamoolka itself.
5,236 in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Minnamoolka 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 Minnamoolka 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 Minnamoolka lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Minnamoolka planning - frequently asked
Is Minnamoolka flood-prone?
About 54% of Minnamoolka falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Minnamoolka bushfire-prone?
Around 92% of Minnamoolka is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Minnamoolka?
The dominant planning zone in Minnamoolka is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Minnamoolka have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Minnamoolka.
What is the typical lot size in Minnamoolka?
Across 58 surveyed parcels in Minnamoolka, the median lot size is about 15,601,825 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Minnamoolka an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Minnamoolka scores 869 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gunnawarra | 45.6 km | 52% | 96% |
| Wairuna | 53.0 km | 37% | 96% |
| Glen Ruth | 53.6 km | 41% | 94% |
| Kirrama | 59.6 km | 34% | 83% |
| Innot Hot Springs | 64.1 km | 49% | 91% |
| Mount Garnet | 73.2 km | 29% | 96% |
| Koombooloomba | 76.4 km | 30% | 48% |
| Millstream | 83.6 km | 34% | 98% |
| Murray Upper Cassowary Coast Regional |
84.6 km | 37% | 49% |
| Kooroomool Cassowary Coast Regional |
85.0 km | 20% | 17% |