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.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1977.03 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
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
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 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
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.
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 1071, and decile 10 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
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.
| 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 Sommariva address
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Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Sommariva lot.
See what's in the $9 report →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 suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-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% |