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Moy Pocket flood map & planning overlays

Moy Pocket: 66% bushfire, 45.9% flood, 11 ha lots, median age 46. Balanced, if busy.

A planning-constraint profile of Moy Pocket (Gympie Regional, QLD) - 18.13 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Moy Pocket's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Moy Pocket

The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.

Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026

Under observed aircraft
83%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
27%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
1,500 ft
averaging 4,500 ft
Busiest square
~0 a day
±26% · area average
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

How this is measured

Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.

Moy Pocket at a glance

Parcels 80 Median lot 105,366 m² Mapped easements 7 Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay <1%

Schools in and near Moy Pocket

Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.

Inside the suburb boundary

0

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 5.82 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 6.38 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 Moy Pocket is zoned

Rural 85%
Extractive Industry 15%

Selling in Moy Pocket? 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 18.13 km², Moy Pocket is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 46% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 66% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 105,366 m² across 80 parcels.

Who lives in Moy Pocket

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

Population
120
usual residents, 2021
Median age
46
years
Median household income
$1,281
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $1,314
Median rent
$300
per week, Gympie Regional suburb typical $300
Median mortgage
$2,084
per month
Household size
2.7
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 2
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 915, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Moy Pocket's 120 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.1%
5-14 18.4%
15-19 5.9%
20-24 2.2%
25-34 6.6%
35-44 10.3%
45-54 13.2%
55-64 17.6%
65-74 15.4%
75-84 5.1%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

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.

Moy Pocket 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Moy Pocket 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 27% of Moy Pocket. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.

Published flood models are held over parts of Moy Pocket. 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Moy Pocket lot.

Moy Pocket planning - frequently asked

Is Moy Pocket flood-prone?

About 46% of Moy Pocket falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%. Published flood models are held over parts of Moy Pocket; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Moy Pocket bushfire-prone?

Around 66% of Moy Pocket is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.

Is Moy Pocket under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 27% of Moy Pocket, and over about 83% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 1,500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 0 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.

What is the zoning in Moy Pocket?

The dominant planning zone in Moy Pocket is Rural, though the suburb also includes Extractive Industry.

Does Moy Pocket have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Moy Pocket.

What is the typical lot size in Moy Pocket?

Across 80 surveyed parcels in Moy Pocket, the median lot size is about 105,366 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Moy Pocket?

At the 2021 Census Moy Pocket had 120 usual residents, with a median age of 46 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gympie Surrounds statistical area, which contains Moy Pocket, went from 14,915 people in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.

Is Moy Pocket an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Moy Pocket scores 915 and sits in decile 2 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 Moy Pocket?

Median household income in Moy Pocket was $1,281 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,084 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Brooloo 3.7 km 31% 64%
Bollier 6.9 km 46% 58%
Carters Ridge 8.0 km 46% 71%
Belli Park
Sunshine Coast Regional
8.1 km 36% 49%
Imbil 9.5 km 27% 70%
Coolabine
Sunshine Coast Regional
9.9 km 32% 38%
Gheerulla
Sunshine Coast Regional
10.3 km 24% 74%
Ridgewood
Noosa Shire
11.3 km 27% 82%
Tuchekoi 12.7 km 47% 53%
Melawondi 13.8 km 31% 91%

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