Warenda zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Warenda
(Boulia Shire, QLD) - 3319.28 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 16 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
3319.28 km² - this suburb is relatively unconstrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warenda's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Warenda at a glance
Schools in and near Warenda
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: 33.04 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 158.48 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 Warenda is zoned
Selling in Warenda? 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 3319.28 km², Warenda is relatively unconstrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 6% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 28,992,338 m² across 49 parcels.
Who lives in Warenda
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warenda 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 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Far Central West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warenda. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warenda itself.
2,925 in 2001 to 2,227 in 2025, down 24%.
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.
Warenda data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 16 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 Warenda 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 Warenda lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Warenda planning - frequently asked
Is Warenda flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Warenda, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Boulia Shire is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Warenda bushfire-prone?
Around 6% of Warenda is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Boulia Shire average of 9%.
What is the zoning in Warenda?
The dominant planning zone in Warenda is Rural.
Does Warenda have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Warenda.
What is the typical lot size in Warenda?
Across 49 surveyed parcels in Warenda, the median lot size is about 28,992,338 m². There are also 4 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Is Warenda an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warenda scores 942 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boulia | 60.1 km | 17% | 15% |
| Warburton | 60.6 km | Not mapped | 21% |
| Min Min | 74.0 km | Not mapped | 12% |
| Georgina | 74.1 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Wills | 75.9 km | 0% | 6% |
| Buckingham | 95.6 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Amaroo | 123.5 km | Not mapped | 6% |
| Middleton Winton Shire |
141.5 km | 6% | 26% |
| McKinlay McKinlay Shire |
149.6 km | 3% | 19% |
| Waverley | 149.7 km | 0% | 22% |