Sommariva flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Sommariva (Murweh Shire, QLD) - 1977.03 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sommariva's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Sommariva at a glance

Parcels 82 Median lot 9,478,526 m² Mapped easements 8 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Sommariva

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

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

Nearest school availability

Primary: 11.23 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 16.79 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 Sommariva is zoned

Rural 100%

Selling in Sommariva? 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 1977.03 km², Sommariva is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 21% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 9,478,526 m² across 82 parcels.

Who lives in Sommariva

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

Population
25
usual residents, 2021

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 9
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 1071, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 10
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

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

4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.

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.

Sommariva 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
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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Sommariva planning - frequently asked

Is Sommariva flood-prone?

Flood mapping covers Sommariva and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).

Is Sommariva bushfire-prone?

Around 21% of Sommariva is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.

What is the zoning in Sommariva?

The dominant planning zone in Sommariva is Rural.

Does Sommariva have heritage-listed places?

Sommariva has 1 heritage-listed place on record.

What is the typical lot size in Sommariva?

Across 82 surveyed parcels in Sommariva, the median lot size is about 9,478,526 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Is Sommariva an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sommariva scores 1071 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 10 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Clara Creek 31.3 km Not mapped 16%
Morven 37.3 km 9% 21%
Gowrie Station 42.4 km Not mapped 18%
Charleville 45.2 km 3% 18%
Tyrconnel 54.7 km 10% 53%
Riversleigh 57.3 km 31% 5%
Augathella 67.3 km 3% 18%
Redford 69.4 km <1% 72%
Ward 74.7 km <1% 16%
Caroline Crossing 77.8 km Not mapped 36%

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