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.

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.

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Warenda at a glance

Parcels 49 Median lot 28,992,338 m² Mapped easements 4 Schools in suburb 0

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

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

Rural 100%

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.

Population
5
usual residents, 2021

Socio-economic standing

ABS SEIFA 2021 ranks every Australian suburb. Decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth of the country, decile 10 the least.

Advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 942, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 3
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

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.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingNot mappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsAvailableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland 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.

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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 suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-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%

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