Moonie zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moonie
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 1303.81 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1303.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moonie's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Moonie at a glance
Schools in and near Moonie
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: 20.56 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 Moonie is zoned
Selling in Moonie? 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 1303.81 km², Moonie is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 35% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 1,132,867 m² across 175 parcels.
Who lives in Moonie
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moonie 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 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moonie's 182 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moonie. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moonie 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.
Moonie data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Moonie 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 Moonie. 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 Moonie lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Moonie planning - frequently asked
Is Moonie flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Moonie, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Western Downs Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Moonie bushfire-prone?
Around 35% of Moonie is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Moonie?
The dominant planning zone in Moonie is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Township.
Does Moonie have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moonie.
What is the typical lot size in Moonie?
Across 175 surveyed parcels in Moonie, the median lot size is about 1,132,867 m². There are also 20 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Moonie?
At the 2021 Census Moonie had 182 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Tara statistical area, which contains Moonie, went from 4,062 people in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.
Is Moonie an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moonie 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 Moonie?
Median household income in Moonie was $1,333 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $200 a week.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weir River | 31.3 km | 0% | 91% |
| Southwood | 33.5 km | Not mapped | 39% |
| Hannaford | 39.5 km | 42% | 22% |
| The Gums | 41.4 km | 48% | 22% |
| Marmadua | 43.6 km | 1% | 76% |
| Cattle Creek Toowoomba Regional |
47.4 km | <1% | 7% |
| Tara | 49.9 km | 38% | 41% |
| Inglestone | 51.3 km | 2% | 21% |
| Goranba | 52.6 km | 29% | 86% |
| Westmar | 59.7 km | Not mapped | 29% |