Warana flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Warana (Sunshine Coast Regional, QLD) - 2.87 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
2.87 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warana'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.
Warana 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 2,302 Warana properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,302 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Warana.
Warana at a glance
How Warana is zoned
Selling in Warana? 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 2.87 km², Warana is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 99% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 11% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Low Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 546 m² across 2,416 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 Warana
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warana 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 986, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warana's 3,831 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Parrearra - Warana, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warana. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warana itself.
5,772 in 2001 to 11,379 in 2025, up 97%.
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 Warana 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 →Warana planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Warana?
The schematic on this page is a Warana flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 99% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Warana address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Warana flood-prone?
About 99% of Warana falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 32%. Looking lot by lot, 56% of the 2,302 properties we analysed in Warana carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 83 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 Warana bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 11% of Warana is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Sunshine Coast Regional average of 38%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Warana?
The dominant planning zone in Warana is Low Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Environmental Management and Conservation and Industry. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Warana have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Warana. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Warana hilly or flat?
Warana is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 3 m to 4 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 Warana?
Across 2,416 surveyed parcels in Warana, the median lot size is about 546 m². There are also 100 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.
Does Warana have a train station?
There is no train station inside Warana itself. The suburb is served by 8 bus stops.
What is the population of Warana?
At the 2021 Census Warana had 3,831 usual residents, with a median age of 42 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Parrearra - Warana statistical area, which contains Warana, went from 5,772 people in 2001 to 11,379 in 2025, up 97%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Warana alone.
Is Warana an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warana scores 986 and sits in decile 5 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 Warana?
Median household income in Warana was $1,511 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,674 for the typical suburb in Sunshine Coast Regional. Median rent was $420 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,000 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Warana property?
A Warana 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.