Moregatta flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Moregatta
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 18.19 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
18.19 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moregatta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Moregatta at a glance
Schools in and near Moregatta
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: 1.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 12.04 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 Moregatta is zoned
Selling in Moregatta? 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 18.19 km², Moregatta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 40% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 406,628 m² across 45 parcels.
Who lives in Moregatta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Moregatta 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 958, and decile 5 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Moregatta's 62 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Malanda - Yungaburra, the wider ABS statistical area containing Moregatta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Moregatta itself.
7,816 in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
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.
Moregatta 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 Moregatta 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 Moregatta. 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 Moregatta lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Moregatta planning - frequently asked
Is Moregatta flood-prone?
About 40% of Moregatta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Moregatta bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Moregatta and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Tablelands Regional average is 40%).
What is the zoning in Moregatta?
The dominant planning zone in Moregatta is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Recreation and open space.
Does Moregatta have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Moregatta.
What is the typical lot size in Moregatta?
Across 45 surveyed parcels in Moregatta, the median lot size is about 406,628 m².
What is the population of Moregatta?
At the 2021 Census Moregatta had 62 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Malanda - Yungaburra statistical area, which contains Moregatta, went from 7,816 people in 2001 to 9,700 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Moregatta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moregatta scores 958 and sits in decile 4 of 10 nationally and decile 5 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Moregatta?
Median household income in Moregatta was $949 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $240 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,733 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millaa Millaa | 4.8 km | 37% | <1% |
| Minbun | 6.9 km | 39% | 1% |
| Tarzali | 7.1 km | 41% | 1% |
| Ellinjaa | 7.4 km | 38% | <1% |
| Beatrice | 7.8 km | 34% | 3% |
| Jaggan | 9.4 km | 39% | 1% |
| Evelyn | 9.7 km | 31% | 25% |
| Middlebrook | 9.9 km | 41% | <1% |
| Mungalli | 12.7 km | 30% | <1% |
| Maalan | 13.0 km | 35% | <1% |