Scarness flood map & planning overlays
Median lots of 633 m², 2nd-smallest in Fraser Coast Regional, for 3,646 residents.
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A planning-constraint profile of Scarness
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.22 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
2.22 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Scarness'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 Scarness
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 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,000 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.
Scarness at a glance
Schools in and near Scarness
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: 0.28 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.59 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 Scarness address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Scarness is zoned
Selling in Scarness? 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 2.22 km², Scarness is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 34% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 633 m² across 1,998 parcels.
Who lives in Scarness
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Scarness 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 870, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Scarness's 3,646 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Scarness. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Scarness itself.
12,161 in 2001 to 16,715 in 2025, up 37%.
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.
Scarness 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 Scarness 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 100% of Scarness. 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 Scarness. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$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 Scarness lot.
Scarness planning - frequently asked
Is Scarness flood-prone?
About 34% of Scarness falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 46%. Published flood models are held over parts of Scarness; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Is Scarness bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Scarness and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Fraser Coast Regional average is 68%).
Is Scarness under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Scarness, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 1,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 3 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 Scarness?
The dominant planning zone in Scarness is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Open Space and Medium Density Residential.
Does Scarness have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Scarness.
What is the typical lot size in Scarness?
Across 1,998 surveyed parcels in Scarness, the median lot size is about 633 m². There are also 64 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Scarness have a train station?
There is no train station inside Scarness itself. The suburb is served by 15 bus stops.
What is the population of Scarness?
At the 2021 Census Scarness had 3,646 usual residents, with a median age of 51 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Torquay - Scarness - Kawungan statistical area, which contains Scarness, went from 12,161 people in 2001 to 16,715 in 2025, up 37%.
Is Scarness an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Scarness scores 870 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Scarness?
Median household income in Scarness was $933 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,244 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Torquay | 1.5 km | 33% | 3% |
| Pialba | 2.2 km | 33% | 13% |
| Kawungan | 2.6 km | 11% | 20% |
| Wondunna | 3.6 km | 24% | 56% |
| Urraween | 3.7 km | 15% | 14% |
| Urangan | 4.4 km | 41% | 26% |
| Point Vernon | 5.4 km | 32% | 17% |
| Eli Waters | 5.4 km | 69% | 33% |
| Nikenbah | 5.5 km | 38% | 38% |
| Unnamed Locality | 6.3 km | 2% | <1% |