Upper Warrego flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Upper Warrego
(Murweh Shire, QLD) - 4962.59 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
4962.59 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Upper Warrego's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Upper Warrego at a glance
Schools in and near Upper Warrego
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: 35.12 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 71.51 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 Upper Warrego is zoned
Selling in Upper Warrego? 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 4962.59 km², Upper Warrego is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 76% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 18,756,553 m² across 90 parcels.
Who lives in Upper Warrego
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Upper Warrego 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 1046, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Charleville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Upper Warrego. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Upper Warrego 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.
Upper Warrego 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 Upper Warrego address
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See what's in the $9 report →Upper Warrego planning - frequently asked
Is Upper Warrego flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Upper Warrego and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).
Is Upper Warrego bushfire-prone?
Around 76% of Upper Warrego is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Upper Warrego?
The dominant planning zone in Upper Warrego is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and Open Space.
Does Upper Warrego have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Upper Warrego.
What is the typical lot size in Upper Warrego?
Across 90 surveyed parcels in Upper Warrego, the median lot size is about 18,756,553 m². There are also 1 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Upper Warrego an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Upper Warrego scores 1046 and sits in decile 9 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caldervale Blackall Tambo Regional |
45.5 km | 7% | 69% |
| Caroline Crossing | 73.4 km | Not mapped | 36% |
| Yandarlo Blackall Tambo Regional |
83.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Nive | 89.6 km | Not mapped | 11% |
| Redford | 97.0 km | <1% | 72% |
| Tambo Blackall Tambo Regional |
104.3 km | 1% | 9% |
| Augathella | 105.8 km | 3% | 18% |
| Windeyer Blackall Tambo Regional |
111.8 km | <1% | 69% |
| Lansdowne Blackall Tambo Regional |
118.5 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Clara Creek | 119.1 km | Not mapped | 16% |