Wairuna flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wairuna
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 1337.81 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
1337.81 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wairuna's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wairuna at a glance
Schools in and near Wairuna
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: 14.08 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 15.85 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 Wairuna is zoned
Selling in Wairuna? 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 1337.81 km², Wairuna is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 96% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The median lot measures about 21,886,851 m² across 20 parcels.
Wairuna 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 | Not 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 Wairuna 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wairuna lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wairuna planning - frequently asked
Is Wairuna flood-prone?
About 37% of Wairuna falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Wairuna bushfire-prone?
Around 96% of Wairuna is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Wairuna?
The dominant planning zone in Wairuna is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural.
Does Wairuna have heritage-listed places?
Wairuna has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Wairuna?
Across 20 surveyed parcels in Wairuna, the median lot size is about 21,886,851 m². There are also 2 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kirrama | 23.8 km | 34% | 83% |
| Garrawalt Hinchinbrook Shire |
41.1 km | 38% | 89% |
| Murray Upper Cassowary Coast Regional |
42.4 km | 37% | 49% |
| Lumholtz Cassowary Coast Regional |
43.1 km | 22% | 60% |
| Glen Ruth | 43.5 km | 41% | 94% |
| Abergowrie Hinchinbrook Shire |
44.5 km | 58% | 62% |
| Carruchan Cassowary Coast Regional |
46.5 km | 73% | 69% |
| Wallaman Hinchinbrook Shire |
47.9 km | 33% | 35% |
| Warrami Cassowary Coast Regional |
49.3 km | 78% | 32% |
| Long Pocket Hinchinbrook Shire |
52.1 km | 73% | 56% |