Wanora flood map & planning overlays
Wanora is 59.1% inside aircraft noise contours, the most in Somerset Regional.
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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 7 November 2026.
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. 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 Wanora
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
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
- somerset_air_transport_anef
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 1 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 1,500 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.
Wanora at a glance
Schools in and near Wanora
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 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
Selling in Wanora? 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 13.69 km², Wanora is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 7% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. 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 | 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland 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 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Wanora. 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 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 the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Wanora lot.
Wanora planning - frequently asked
Is Wanora flood-prone?
About 7% of Wanora falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 19%. Published flood models are held over parts of Wanora; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
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.
Is Wanora under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 50% of Wanora, and over about 90% 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 3,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 4 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 Wanora?
The dominant planning zone in Wanora is Rural.
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 | 44% | 58% |
| Fairney View | 4.1 km | 16% | 37% |
| Ironbark Ipswich City |
4.3 km | 23% | 95% |
| Pine Mountain Ipswich City |
4.4 km | 39% | 75% |
| Haigslea | 5.0 km | 2% | 42% |
| Glamorgan Vale | 5.3 km | 16% | 42% |
| Fernvale | 6.8 km | 29% | 55% |
| Haigslea Ipswich City |
6.9 km | 2% | 34% |
| Lake Manchester | 7.0 km | 9% | 86% |
| Blacksoil Ipswich City |
7.6 km | 9% | 72% |