Wallaces Creek flood map & planning overlays
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A planning-constraint profile of Wallaces Creek
(Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 12.1 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
12.1 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wallaces Creek's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Wallaces Creek properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 53 analysed Wallaces Creek properties; no individual property result is identified.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 53 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wallaces Creek.
Has Wallaces Creek flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Wallaces Creek: 6 of the 53 properties we analysed (11.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Defined Flood Event: 6). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 53 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
6 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Defined Flood Event: 6
Source: Scenic Rim Regional Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wallaces Creek
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 0 a day
Night movements: not established - night is sampled as often as day, but too few night flights have been seen here to conclude either way.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Wallaces Creek at a glance
Schools in and near Wallaces Creek
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 4.15 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 5.96 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Wallaces Creek address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Wallaces Creek is zoned
Selling in Wallaces Creek? 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 12.1 km², Wallaces Creek is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 2% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 65% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 166,967 m² across 53 parcels.
Who lives in Wallaces Creek
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wallaces Creek 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 978, and decile 6 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wallaces Creek's 74 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wallaces Creek. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wallaces Creek itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
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.
Wallaces Creek 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 Wallaces Creek 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 18% of Wallaces Creek. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Wallaces Creek. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Moving here? The Liveability section adds walking times from the address to schools, parks, shops and transport, and the school zones it sits in (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wallaces Creek lot.
Wallaces Creek planning - frequently asked
Is Wallaces Creek flood-prone?
About 2% of Wallaces Creek falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 14%. Across the suburb, 11% of the 53 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 4 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Wallaces Creek; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Wallaces Creek flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Wallaces Creek: 6 of the 53 properties we analysed (11.3%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Defined Flood Event: 6). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Wallaces Creek bushfire-prone?
Around 65% of Wallaces Creek is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%.
Is Wallaces Creek under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 18% of Wallaces Creek, and over about 82% at any altitude up to 10,000 ft, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 4,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 1 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Wallaces Creek?
The dominant planning zone in Wallaces Creek is Rural, though the suburb also includes Community Facilities and Recreation and Open Space.
Does Wallaces Creek have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wallaces Creek.
Is Wallaces Creek hilly or flat?
Wallaces Creek is hilly: the median ground slope is about 10%, and 21% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 106 m to 293 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Wallaces Creek?
Across 53 surveyed parcels in Wallaces Creek, the median lot size is about 166,967 m². There are also 3 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wallaces Creek?
At the 2021 Census Wallaces Creek had 74 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Boonah statistical area, which contains Wallaces Creek, went from 9,556 people in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Is Wallaces Creek an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wallaces Creek scores 978 and sits in decile 5 of 10 nationally and decile 6 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wallaces Creek?
Median household income in Wallaces Creek was $2,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,562 for the typical suburb in Scenic Rim Regional. Median rent was $380 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,084 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunburra | 3.7 km | <1% | 38% |
| Bunjurgen | 4.4 km | 22% | 42% |
| Mount Alford | 4.7 km | 15% | 56% |
| Frenches Creek | 5.1 km | 9% | 41% |
| Dugandan | 5.1 km | 42% | 6% |
| Coochin | 6.3 km | 10% | 64% |
| Milford | 7.0 km | Not mapped | 13% |
| Cannon Creek | 7.5 km | Not mapped | 65% |
| Mount French | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 64% |
| Kents Pocket | 8.7 km | 6% | 16% |