Ward flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Ward
(Murweh Shire, QLD) - 3426.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3426.61 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Ward's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Ward at a glance
Schools in and near Ward
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: 2.76 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 4.47 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 Ward is zoned
Selling in Ward? 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 3426.61 km², Ward is moderately constrained by planning overlays. Flood mapping covers the suburb and none of it falls within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 4,960,854 m² across 147 parcels.
Who lives in Ward
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Ward 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 1031, and decile 9 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Ward's 87 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Charleville, the wider ABS statistical area containing Ward. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Ward itself.
4,936 in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.
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.
Ward 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) | Not held | 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 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 Ward 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Ward lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Ward planning - frequently asked
Is Ward flood-prone?
Flood mapping covers Ward and less than 1% of the suburb falls within a mapped flood overlay (the council-wide suburb average is 10%).
Is Ward bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Ward is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Murweh Shire average of 25%.
What is the zoning in Ward?
The dominant planning zone in Ward is Rural.
Does Ward have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Ward.
What is the typical lot size in Ward?
Across 147 surveyed parcels in Ward, the median lot size is about 4,960,854 m². There are also 7 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Ward?
At the 2021 Census Ward had 87 usual residents, with a median age of 36 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Charleville statistical area, which contains Ward, went from 4,936 people in 2001 to 4,004 in 2025, down 19%.
Is Ward an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Ward scores 1031 and sits in decile 8 of 10 nationally and decile 9 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Ward?
Median household income in Ward was $1,958 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,325 for the typical suburb in Murweh Shire.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gowrie Station | 33.0 km | Not mapped | 18% |
| Augathella | 42.5 km | 3% | 18% |
| Langlo | 45.6 km | Not mapped | 17% |
| Charleville | 50.1 km | 3% | 18% |
| Scrubby Creek Blackall Tambo Regional |
62.2 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Bayrick Blackall Tambo Regional |
62.7 km | Not mapped | 14% |
| Nive | 66.0 km | Not mapped | 11% |
| Clara Creek | 68.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Sommariva | 74.7 km | 0% | 21% |
| Caroline Crossing | 83.4 km | Not mapped | 36% |