Obum Obum flood map & planning overlays
Obum Obum's 15 ha lots carry a light 26.2% bushfire overlay.
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A planning-constraint profile of Obum Obum
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 11.02 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
11.02 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Obum Obum'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
How common is mapped flood risk across Obum Obum properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 76 analysed Obum Obum properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 76 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Obum Obum.
Has Obum Obum flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Obum Obum: 1 of the 76 properties we analysed (1.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent. The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 76 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
1 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Obum Obum
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
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 6,000 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.
Obum Obum at a glance
Schools in and near Obum Obum
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 2.11 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.33 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Obum Obum address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Obum Obum is zoned
Selling in Obum Obum? 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 11.02 km², Obum Obum is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 26% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 145,901 m² across 76 parcels.
Who lives in Obum Obum
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Obum Obum 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 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Obum Obum's 129 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Obum Obum. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Obum Obum itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Obum Obum 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 Obum Obum 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Obum Obum. 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 Obum Obum. 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 to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$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 Obum Obum lot.
Obum Obum planning - frequently asked
Is Obum Obum flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Obum Obum and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 14%). Across the suburb, 1% of the 76 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk. Published flood models are held over parts of Obum Obum; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Obum Obum flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Obum Obum: 1 of the 76 properties we analysed (1.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent. The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Obum Obum bushfire-prone?
Around 26% of Obum Obum is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
Is Obum Obum under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 32% of Obum Obum, and over about 64% 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 Obum Obum?
The dominant planning zone in Obum Obum is Rural.
Does Obum Obum have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Obum Obum.
Is Obum Obum hilly or flat?
Obum Obum is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 9%, and 5% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 86 m to 149 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Obum Obum?
Across 76 surveyed parcels in Obum Obum, the median lot size is about 145,901 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Obum Obum?
At the 2021 Census Obum Obum had 129 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Obum Obum, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Obum Obum an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Obum Obum scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Obum Obum?
Median household income in Obum Obum was $2,049 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $360 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,517 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kulgun | 3.1 km | Not mapped | 34% |
| Blantyre | 3.5 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Teviotville | 3.7 km | Not mapped | 28% |
| Kents Lagoon | 3.7 km | 58% | 28% |
| Kalbar | 4.4 km | 32% | 21% |
| Munbilla | 4.7 km | 26% | 28% |
| Roadvale | 5.1 km | 4% | 17% |
| Templin | 5.2 km | <1% | 38% |
| Anthony | 6.0 km | Not mapped | 35% |
| Hoya | 6.2 km | 1% | 22% |