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Mooroobool flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Mooroobool (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 4.6 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.

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

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Mooroobool properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 3,296 Mooroobool properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Mooroobool at a glance

Parcels 3,144 Median lot 750 m² Mapped easements 374 Bus stops 14 Schools in suburb 2 Landslide overlay 37%

Schools in and near Mooroobool

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

2

2 schools 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: 0.24 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 Mooroobool is zoned

Low Density Residential 40%
Conservation 28%
Medium Density Residential 10%
Open Space 8%
Low-medium Density Residential 6%
Environmental Management 4%

Selling in Mooroobool? 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 4.6 km², Mooroobool is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 48% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 18% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 750 m² across 3,144 parcels.

Who lives in Mooroobool

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

Population
7,136
usual residents, 2021
Median age
41
years
Median household income
$1,495
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $1,618
Median rent
$330
per week, Cairns Regional suburb typical $315
Median mortgage
$1,517
per month
Household size
2.5
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 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 927, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Mooroobool's 7,136 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.3%
5-14 13.5%
15-19 6.8%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 11.1%
35-44 12.8%
45-54 14.1%
55-64 13.7%
65-74 10.2%
75-84 4.9%
85+ 2.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

7,592 in 2001 to 10,375 in 2025, up 37%.

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.

Mooroobool 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 Mooroobool 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 Mooroobool. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Mooroobool lot.

See what's in the $9 report →

Mooroobool planning - frequently asked

Is Mooroobool flood-prone?

About 48% of Mooroobool falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 31% of the 3,296 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 1012 rated high risk or historically affected.

Is Mooroobool bushfire-prone?

Around 18% of Mooroobool is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Mooroobool?

The dominant planning zone in Mooroobool is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Medium Density Residential.

Does Mooroobool have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Mooroobool.

Is Mooroobool hilly or flat?

Mooroobool is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 3%, and 16% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 109 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Mooroobool?

Across 3,144 surveyed parcels in Mooroobool, the median lot size is about 750 m². There are also 374 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Mooroobool have a train station?

There is no train station inside Mooroobool itself. The suburb is served by 14 bus stops.

What is the population of Mooroobool?

At the 2021 Census Mooroobool had 7,136 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Kanimbla - Mooroobool statistical area, which contains Mooroobool, went from 7,592 people in 2001 to 10,375 in 2025, up 37%.

Is Mooroobool an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Mooroobool scores 927 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Mooroobool?

Median household income in Mooroobool was $1,495 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Earlville 1.3 km 46% 29%
Kanimbla 1.8 km 33% 58%
Manoora 2.0 km 94% 20%
Westcourt 2.4 km 100% <1%
Manunda 2.7 km 99% 40%
Bungalow 2.9 km 100% 2%
Bayview Heights 3.2 km 33% 37%
Woree 3.2 km 74% 28%
Redlynch 3.8 km 39% 34%
Parramatta Park 3.8 km 100% 10%

See all Cairns Regional suburb profiles →