Wanjuru flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Wanjuru (Cassowary Coast Regional, QLD) - 37.15 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

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

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Wanjuru at a glance

Parcels 8 Median lot 978,393 m² Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 28%

Schools in and near Wanjuru

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: 0.61 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 3.22 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 Wanjuru is zoned

Environmental management and conservation 81%
Major tourism 19%
Rural 0%

Selling in Wanjuru? 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 37.15 km², Wanjuru is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 42% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 25% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Environmental management and conservation. The median lot measures about 978,393 m² across 8 parcels.

Wanjuru 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 19 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 Wanjuru 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Wanjuru. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wanjuru lot.

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Wanjuru planning - frequently asked

Is Wanjuru flood-prone?

About 42% of Wanjuru falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 66%.

Is Wanjuru bushfire-prone?

Around 25% of Wanjuru is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cassowary Coast Regional average of 16%.

What is the zoning in Wanjuru?

The dominant planning zone in Wanjuru is Environmental management and conservation, though the suburb also includes Major tourism and Rural.

Does Wanjuru have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wanjuru.

What is the typical lot size in Wanjuru?

Across 8 surveyed parcels in Wanjuru, the median lot size is about 978,393 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Jubilee Heights 3.7 km 43% 1%
Garradunga 5.7 km 51% <1%
Flying Fish Point 5.7 km 76% 4%
Coconuts 6.0 km 87% 13%
Eaton 6.2 km 85% 8%
Sundown 6.4 km 98% 0%
Daradgee 6.9 km 92% 0%
Innisfail Estate 7.6 km 100% 0%
Cullinane 7.8 km 100% 3%
Eubenangee
Cairns Regional
7.8 km 58% 28%

See all Cassowary Coast Regional suburb profiles →