Sujeewong flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Sujeewong
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 532.72 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
532.72 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Sujeewong's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Sujeewong at a glance
Schools in and near Sujeewong
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: 37.78 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 54.47 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 Sujeewong is zoned
Selling in Sujeewong? 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 532.72 km², Sujeewong is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 49% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 44% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 8,708,054 m² across 23 parcels.
Who lives in Sujeewong
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Sujeewong 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 986, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Chinchilla, the wider ABS statistical area containing Sujeewong. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Sujeewong itself.
5,677 in 2001 to 9,159 in 2025, up 61%.
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.
Sujeewong 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 Sujeewong 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Sujeewong. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Sujeewong lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Sujeewong planning - frequently asked
Is Sujeewong flood-prone?
About 49% of Sujeewong falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Sujeewong bushfire-prone?
Around 44% of Sujeewong is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Sujeewong?
The dominant planning zone in Sujeewong is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community facilities.
Does Sujeewong have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Sujeewong.
What is the typical lot size in Sujeewong?
Across 23 surveyed parcels in Sujeewong, the median lot size is about 8,708,054 m². There are also 5 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Sujeewong an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Sujeewong scores 986 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 29.1 km | 53% | 59% |
| Bungaban | 44.9 km | 36% | 33% |
| Kragra | 49.8 km | 46% | 67% |
| Roche Creek | 54.5 km | 38% | 31% |
| Cadarga | 61.8 km | 45% | 69% |
| Taroom | 65.9 km | 94% | 100% |
| Pelham | 66.1 km | 40% | 87% |
| Barakula | 66.8 km | 46% | 98% |
| Guluguba | 75.5 km | 40% | 24% |
| Durah | 75.7 km | 36% | 100% |