Wamuran Basin flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wamuran Basin (Moreton Bay City, QLD) - 10.62 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
10.62 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wamuran Basin's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Wamuran Basin flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 62 Wamuran Basin properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 62 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Wamuran Basin.
Wamuran Basin at a glance
How Wamuran Basin is zoned
Selling in Wamuran Basin? 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 10.62 km², Wamuran Basin is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 99% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is steep, and the median lot measures about 103,410 m² across 66 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Wamuran Basin
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wamuran Basin 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 999, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wamuran Basin's 199 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Woodford - D'Aguilar, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wamuran Basin. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wamuran Basin itself.
5,598 in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Wamuran Basin 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 →Wamuran Basin planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Wamuran Basin?
The schematic on this page is a Wamuran Basin flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 10% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Wamuran Basin address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Wamuran Basin flood-prone?
About 10% of Wamuran Basin falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Moreton Bay City average of 37%. Looking lot by lot, 23% of the 62 properties we analysed in Wamuran Basin carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 12 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Wamuran Basin bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 99% of Wamuran Basin is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Moreton Bay City average of 59%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Wamuran Basin?
The dominant planning zone in Wamuran Basin is Rural, though the suburb also includes Environmental management and conservation and Limited development. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Wamuran Basin have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wamuran Basin. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Wamuran Basin hilly or flat?
Wamuran Basin is steep: the median lot slope is about 27%, and 84% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 62 m to 314 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Wamuran Basin?
Across 66 surveyed parcels in Wamuran Basin, the median lot size is about 103,410 m². There are also 18 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Wamuran Basin?
At the 2021 Census Wamuran Basin had 199 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Woodford - D'Aguilar statistical area, which contains Wamuran Basin, went from 5,598 people in 2001 to 10,806 in 2025, up 93%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Wamuran Basin alone.
Is Wamuran Basin an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wamuran Basin scores 999 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
What is the median household income in Wamuran Basin?
Median household income in Wamuran Basin was $2,312 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,827 for the typical suburb in Moreton Bay City. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,108 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Wamuran Basin property?
A Wamuran Basin planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.