Moorina flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moorina (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 14.78 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
14.78 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moorina's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Moorina flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 157 Moorina properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 157 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Moorina.
Moorina at a glance
How Moorina is zoned
Selling in Moorina? 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 14.78 km², Moorina is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 86% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 40,010 m² across 158 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Moorina
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moorina 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 1028, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moorina's 403 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Upper Caboolture, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moorina. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moorina itself.
2,165 in 2001 to 3,597 in 2025, up 66%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Moorina 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Moorina planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Moorina?
The schematic on this page is a Moorina flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 16% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Moorina address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Moorina flood-prone?
About 16% of Moorina falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 27% of the 157 properties we analysed in Moorina carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 41 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Moorina bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 86% of Moorina is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Moorina?
The dominant planning zone in Moorina is Rural, though the suburb also includes Extractive industry and Recreation and open space. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Moorina have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moorina. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Moorina hilly or flat?
Moorina is hilly: the median lot slope is about 11%, and 36% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 37 m to 127 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Moorina?
Across 158 surveyed parcels in Moorina, the median lot size is about 40,010 m². There are also 47 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Moorina?
At the 2021 Census Moorina had 403 usual residents, with a median age of 48 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Upper Caboolture statistical area, which contains Moorina, went from 2,165 people in 2001 to 3,597 in 2025, up 66%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Moorina alone.
Is Moorina an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moorina scores 1028 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Moorina?
Median household income in Moorina was $2,416 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $370 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,167 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Moorina property?
A Moorina planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.