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Wamuran flood map & planning overlays

78 flights a day over Wamuran, 2nd in Moreton Bay City.

A planning-constraint profile of Wamuran (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 68.11 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wamuran'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.

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How common is mapped flood risk across Wamuran properties?

Counts of properties, not share of land, across 1,322 analysed Wamuran properties; no individual property result is identified.

Wamuran flood history and overland flow

Suburb-wide totals across 1,322 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.

Mapped overland flow

53.3%

705 analysed properties carry a mapped overland-flow category.

  • Low: 705

Source: Moreton Bay 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 Wamuran

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

Under observed aircraft
100%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
88%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
500 ft
averaging 6,500 ft · ground movements recorded: on or beside an aerodrome
Busiest square
~71 a day
1 a day below 3,000 ft · ±8%
typical observed square 0 a day

Night movements: observed, lowest 5,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.

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.

Wamuran at a glance

Parcels 1,270 Median lot 8,052 m² Mapped easements 291 Bus stops 8 Schools in suburb 1 Landslide overlay 19%

Schools in and near Wamuran

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

1

1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: inside the suburb

Secondary: 3.27 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 Wamuran is zoned

Rural 81%
Emerging community 8%
Rural residential 6%
Limited development 2%
Recreation and open space 2%
Township 0%

Selling in Wamuran? 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 68.11 km², Wamuran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 27% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 78% is flagged bushfire-prone. There are 3 heritage-listed sites on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is gently undulating, and the median lot measures about 8,052 m² across 1,270 parcels.

Recent development applications in Wamuran

Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public Moreton Bay Regional Council register. No application address or individual property is published here.

Submitted in the past 12 months

10

Latest included submission: 12 October 2026.

Previous 12 months: 11 (9% lower in the latest period).

Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.

Who lives in Wamuran

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wamuran suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
3,374
usual residents, 2021
Median age
43
years
Median household income
$2,105
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $1,827
Median rent
$345
per week, Moreton Bay City suburb typical $363
Median mortgage
$2,000
per month
Household size
3.0
people, average

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 994, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 6
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Wamuran's 3,374 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 5.4%
5-14 12.6%
15-19 6.4%
20-24 5.3%
25-34 10.0%
35-44 12.3%
45-54 14.8%
55-64 15.6%
65-74 11.5%
75-84 4.8%
85+ 1.4%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Wamuran, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wamuran. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wamuran itself.

2,722 in 2001 to 4,522 in 2025, up 66%.

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.

Wamuran property market snapshot

Queensland Government publishes this as a SA2 market series for Wamuran, the wider statistical area containing Wamuran. It is not a valuation and is not specific to this suburb or any individual property.

House sales

$1,420,000

Median sale price from 74 sales over 12 months to March 2026.

Source: Queensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO). View the source profile. The same SA2 figure can appear on several suburb pages within that statistical area.

Wamuran 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government
Market statisticsAvailable at SA2 levelQueensland Government Statistician's Office (QGSO)
Development applicationsAvailable as suburb totalsMoreton Bay Regional Council

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 Wamuran 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.

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Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 88% of Wamuran. 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 here: a Flood Model Report is available for about 250 Wamuran addresses (+$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).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wamuran lot.

Wamuran planning - frequently asked

Is Wamuran flood-prone?

About 27% of Wamuran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 39%. Across the suburb, 46% of the 1,322 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 486 rated high risk or historically affected. Modelled flood depth, velocity and flood level are held for about 250 Wamuran addresses, from published flood studies; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether a model reaches a given address.

Is Wamuran bushfire-prone?

Around 78% of Wamuran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%.

Is Wamuran under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 88% of Wamuran, and over about 100% 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 6,500 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 71 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 Wamuran?

The dominant planning zone in Wamuran is Rural, though the suburb also includes Emerging community and Rural residential.

Does Wamuran have heritage-listed places?

Wamuran has 3 heritage-listed places on record.

Is Wamuran hilly or flat?

Wamuran is gently undulating: the median ground slope is about 6%, and 10% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 23 m to 105 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Wamuran?

Across 1,270 surveyed parcels in Wamuran, the median lot size is about 8,052 m². There are also 291 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

Does Wamuran have a train station?

There is no train station inside Wamuran itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.

What is the population of Wamuran?

At the 2021 Census Wamuran had 3,374 usual residents, with a median age of 43 and an average household size of 3.0 people. The wider Wamuran statistical area, which contains Wamuran, went from 2,722 people in 2001 to 4,522 in 2025, up 66%.

Is Wamuran an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wamuran scores 994 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Wamuran?

Median household income in Wamuran was $2,105 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $345 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bracalba 4.2 km 16% 92%
Moodlu 5.1 km 46% 89%
Wamuran Basin 5.3 km 10% 99%
Bellmere 6.3 km 58% 62%
Waraba 7.0 km 12% 96%
Corymbia 7.6 km 14% 100%
Campbells Pocket 8.3 km 9% 99%
Wagtail Grove 8.4 km 38% 74%
D'Aguilar 8.5 km 26% 74%
Lilywood 8.9 km 57% 20%

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