Moomin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moomin
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 30.94 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
30.94 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moomin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Moomin at a glance
Schools in and near Moomin
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 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: 0.54 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 Moomin is zoned
Selling in Moomin? 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 30.94 km², Moomin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 28% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 94% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 3,799 m² across 168 parcels.
Who lives in Moomin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moomin 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 860, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moomin's 191 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moomin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moomin 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.
Moomin 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 Moomin address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Moomin lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Moomin planning - frequently asked
Is Moomin flood-prone?
About 28% of Moomin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Moomin bushfire-prone?
Around 94% of Moomin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Moomin?
The dominant planning zone in Moomin is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Community facilities.
Does Moomin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moomin.
What is the typical lot size in Moomin?
Across 168 surveyed parcels in Moomin, the median lot size is about 3,799 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Moomin?
At the 2021 Census Moomin had 191 usual residents, with a median age of 47 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Herberton statistical area, which contains Moomin, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Moomin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moomin scores 860 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 Moomin?
Median household income in Moomin was $1,053 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $270 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,197 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herberton | 4.9 km | 26% | 98% |
| Wongabel | 5.8 km | 38% | 77% |
| Carrington | 7.5 km | 37% | 62% |
| Wondecla | 9.1 km | 31% | 88% |
| Kalunga | 9.8 km | 33% | 98% |
| Upper Barron | 10.1 km | 32% | 26% |
| Atherton | 11.8 km | 33% | 30% |
| East Barron | 14.9 km | 37% | 8% |
| Kaban | 17.0 km | 30% | 87% |
| Minbun | 17.3 km | 39% | 1% |