Wanora flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wanora
(Somerset Regional, QLD) - 13.69 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
13.69 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wanora's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Amber hatching is the published aircraft noise (ANEF) contour.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Wanora
Two different things, kept apart on purpose. The ANEF contour is the planning instrument - a forecast published per airport that planning schemes use to control noise-sensitive development. Observed aircraft traffic is a separate question from the contour.
Inside an aircraft noise contour
59% of the suburb's land sits inside a published ANEF or airport-environs contour. Contours vary street by street, so whether a particular lot is inside one needs a property-level check.
Highest contour present
Under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation built in. The contour is a forecast, not a measurement at any one house.
Contours held
- Defence Airfields ANEF
- Ipswich City Council ANEF
Wanora at a glance
Schools in and near Wanora
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 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: 1.71 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 6.51 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 Wanora is zoned
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Wanora, so this page can't show its zone mix. That is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning - every lot in Wanora sits in a zone under the Somerset Regional planning scheme, and Somerset Regional is the authority to check it with. The other overlays on this page are unaffected.
Across its 13.69 km², Wanora is highly constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The median lot measures about 71,575 m² across 146 parcels.
Who lives in Wanora
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wanora 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 1014, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wanora's 262 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lowood, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wanora. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wanora itself.
9,538 in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
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.
Wanora 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 | Not 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) | Inside a held contour | the relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 12 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 Wanora 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 Wanora. 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 Wanora lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wanora planning - frequently asked
Is Wanora flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Wanora and none of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 2%).
Is Wanora bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Wanora is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Somerset Regional average of 54%.
Is Wanora affected by aircraft noise?
About 59% of Wanora sits inside a published aircraft noise contour, and the highest contour present is ANEF 20 - under AS 2021, land between ANEF 20 and 25 is conditionally acceptable for houses, usually with noise attenuation in the build. ANEF contours are forecasts published per airport and used to control noise-sensitive development; they are not a measurement at any one house, and a property can sit under a flight path and outside every contour.
What is the zoning in Wanora?
We don't yet hold the planning scheme zoning for Wanora, so this page can't say how it is zoned - that is a gap in our data, not an absence of zoning. Somerset Regional publishes the zone maps for this area.
Does Wanora have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wanora.
What is the typical lot size in Wanora?
Across 146 surveyed parcels in Wanora, the median lot size is about 71,575 m². There are also 28 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Wanora have a train station?
There is no train station inside Wanora itself. The suburb is served by 4 bus stops.
What is the population of Wanora?
At the 2021 Census Wanora had 262 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Lowood statistical area, which contains Wanora, went from 9,538 people in 2001 to 15,478 in 2025, up 62%.
Is Wanora an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wanora scores 1014 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wanora?
Median household income in Wanora was $1,649 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,312 for the typical suburb in Somerset Regional. Median rent was $310 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,744 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Borallon | 3.6 km | <1% | 58% |
| Fairney View | 4.1 km | Not mapped | 37% |
| Ironbark Ipswich City |
4.3 km | 23% | 95% |
| Pine Mountain Ipswich City |
4.4 km | 39% | 75% |
| Haigslea | 5.0 km | 0% | 42% |
| Glamorgan Vale | 5.3 km | 0% | 42% |
| Fernvale | 6.8 km | Not mapped | 55% |
| Haigslea Ipswich City |
6.9 km | 2% | 34% |
| Lake Manchester | 7.0 km | 5% | 86% |
| Blacksoil Ipswich City |
7.6 km | 9% | 72% |