New Moonta flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of New Moonta
(Bundaberg Regional, QLD) - 78.42 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
78.42 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to New Moonta's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
New Moonta at a glance
Schools in and near New Moonta
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: 13.39 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 19.96 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 New Moonta is zoned
Selling in New Moonta? 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 78.42 km², New Moonta is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 38% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 79% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 265,959 m² across 186 parcels.
Who lives in New Moonta
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the New Moonta 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 789, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of New Moonta's 78 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gin Gin, the wider ABS statistical area containing New Moonta. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than New Moonta itself.
4,556 in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
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.
New Moonta 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 New Moonta 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a New Moonta lot.
See what's in the $9 report →New Moonta planning - frequently asked
Is New Moonta flood-prone?
About 38% of New Moonta falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is New Moonta bushfire-prone?
Around 79% of New Moonta is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Bundaberg Regional average of 56%.
What is the zoning in New Moonta?
The dominant planning zone in New Moonta is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural residential and Environmental management and conservation.
Does New Moonta have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within New Moonta.
What is the typical lot size in New Moonta?
Across 186 surveyed parcels in New Moonta, the median lot size is about 265,959 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of New Moonta?
At the 2021 Census New Moonta had 78 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.2 people. The wider Gin Gin statistical area, which contains New Moonta, went from 4,556 people in 2001 to 5,851 in 2025, up 28%.
Is New Moonta an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), New Moonta scores 789 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in New Moonta?
Median household income in New Moonta was $900 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,125 for the typical suburb in Bundaberg Regional. Median rent was $400 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,083 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boolboonda | 5.4 km | 27% | 91% |
| Moolboolaman | 9.0 km | 41% | 94% |
| Nearum | 10.7 km | 35% | 100% |
| Wonbah Forest | 11.2 km | 32% | 97% |
| Takilberan | 13.0 km | 32% | 70% |
| Wonbah | 13.2 km | 35% | 90% |
| Dalysford | 17.4 km | 39% | 94% |
| Doughboy | 17.5 km | 36% | 100% |
| Horse Camp | 17.7 km | 43% | 99% |
| St Kilda | 20.6 km | 45% | 76% |