Urraween flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Urraween
(Fraser Coast Regional, QLD) - 7.48 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
7.48 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Urraween's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Urraween at a glance
Schools in and near Urraween
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
3 schools providing primary years and 2 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: inside the suburb
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 Urraween is zoned
Selling in Urraween? 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 7.48 km², Urraween is moderately constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 14% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The median lot measures about 746 m² across 3,364 parcels.
Who lives in Urraween
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Urraween 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 923, and decile 3 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Urraween's 7,951 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Pialba - Eli Waters, the wider ABS statistical area containing Urraween. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Urraween itself.
7,219 in 2001 to 17,754 in 2025, up 146%.
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.
Urraween 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 19 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 Urraween 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 Urraween. 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 Urraween lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Urraween planning - frequently asked
Is Urraween flood-prone?
About 2% of Urraween falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Urraween bushfire-prone?
Around 14% of Urraween is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Fraser Coast Regional average of 68%.
What is the zoning in Urraween?
The dominant planning zone in Urraween is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Community facilities and Open Space.
Does Urraween have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Urraween.
What is the typical lot size in Urraween?
Across 3,364 surveyed parcels in Urraween, the median lot size is about 746 m². There are also 298 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Urraween have a train station?
There is no train station inside Urraween itself. The suburb is served by 21 bus stops.
What is the population of Urraween?
At the 2021 Census Urraween had 7,951 usual residents, with a median age of 55 and an average household size of 2.3 people. The wider Pialba - Eli Waters statistical area, which contains Urraween, went from 7,219 people in 2001 to 17,754 in 2025, up 146%.
Is Urraween an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Urraween scores 923 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 3 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Urraween?
Median household income in Urraween was $1,063 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,124 for the typical suburb in Fraser Coast Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,500 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pialba | 2.5 km | 14% | 13% |
| Kawungan | 2.6 km | <1% | 20% |
| Nikenbah | 2.6 km | 33% | 38% |
| Eli Waters | 3.6 km | 62% | 33% |
| Scarness | 3.7 km | 18% | 0% |
| Dundowran | 4.6 km | 5% | 35% |
| Wondunna | 4.7 km | 1% | 56% |
| Point Vernon | 4.8 km | 29% | 17% |
| Torquay | 4.9 km | 7% | 3% |
| Dundowran Beach | 6.5 km | 48% | 29% |