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.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wairuna's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

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Wairuna at a glance

Parcels 20 Median lot 21,886,851 m² Mapped easements 2 Schools in suburb 0

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

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

Conservation 95%
Rural 5%

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.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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%

See all Tablelands Regional suburb profiles →