Wanjuru flood map & planning overlays

Median lots of 98 ha, 7th-largest in Cassowary Coast Regional.

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 7 November 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wanjuru'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

Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wanjuru

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
3%
of the suburb, at or below 10,000 ft
Below 3,000 ft
0%
of the suburb's area
Lowest measured
7,000 ft
averaging 9,000 ft
How often
not established
aircraft were seen, but not often enough to put a rate on

Night movements: observed, lowest 9,000 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.

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; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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
Observed flight pathsObservedadsb.lol, under the Open Database License
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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 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.

See what's in the $9 report →

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 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wanjuru lot.

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%. Published flood models are held over parts of Wanjuru; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.

Is Wanjuru bushfire-prone?

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

Is Wanjuru under a flight path?

Aircraft were observed over about 3% of Wanjuru in the period sampled, but only above 3,000 ft - the lowest measured was 7,000 ft. 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 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%

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