Noorama flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Noorama
(Paroo Shire, QLD) - 3626.17 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
3626.17 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Noorama's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Noorama at a glance
Schools in and near Noorama
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: 46.36 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 46.67 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 Noorama is zoned
Selling in Noorama? 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 3626.17 km², Noorama is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 22% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 30% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 49,786,664 m² across 64 parcels.
Who lives in Noorama
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Noorama 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 1024, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far South West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Noorama. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Noorama itself.
3,708 in 2001 to 2,791 in 2025, down 25%.
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.
Noorama 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 Noorama 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 Noorama lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Noorama planning - frequently asked
Is Noorama flood-prone?
About 22% of Noorama falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 25%.
Is Noorama bushfire-prone?
Around 30% of Noorama is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Paroo Shire average of 17%.
What is the zoning in Noorama?
The dominant planning zone in Noorama is Rural, though the suburb also includes Primary Production.
Does Noorama have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Noorama.
What is the typical lot size in Noorama?
Across 64 surveyed parcels in Noorama, the median lot size is about 49,786,664 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Noorama an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Noorama scores 1024 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widgeegoara | 42.2 km | 72% | 12% |
| Barringun | 42.5 km | 0% | 31% |
| Tuen | 50.2 km | 0% | 22% |
| Jobs Gate | 52.1 km | 17% | 36% |
| Cuttaburra | 82.9 km | 0% | 15% |
| Nebine | 87.1 km | 59% | 14% |
| Cunnamulla | 88.1 km | 20% | 13% |
| Linden | 93.4 km | 67% | 4% |
| Coongoola | 116.3 km | 42% | 10% |
| Bollon Balonne Shire |
118.5 km | 73% | 28% |