Warra flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Warra
(Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 197.16 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
197.16 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Warra's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Warra at a glance
Schools in and near Warra
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
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 12.71 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 Warra is zoned
Selling in Warra? 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 197.16 km², Warra is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 90% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 10% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 3,787 m² across 427 parcels.
Who lives in Warra
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Warra 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 894, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Warra's 180 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Wambo, the wider ABS statistical area containing Warra. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Warra itself.
15,011 in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 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.
Warra 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 Warra 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.
Published flood models are held over parts of Warra. 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 an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Warra lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Warra planning - frequently asked
Is Warra flood-prone?
About 90% of Warra falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.
Is Warra bushfire-prone?
Around 10% of Warra is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.
What is the zoning in Warra?
The dominant planning zone in Warra is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.
Does Warra have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Warra.
What is the typical lot size in Warra?
Across 427 surveyed parcels in Warra, the median lot size is about 3,787 m². There are also 22 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Warra?
At the 2021 Census Warra had 180 usual residents, with a median age of 44 and an average household size of 2.6 people. The wider Wambo statistical area, which contains Warra, went from 15,011 people in 2001 to 17,853 in 2025, up 19%.
Is Warra an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Warra scores 894 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Warra?
Median household income in Warra was $1,624 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,432 for the typical suburb in Western Downs Regional. Median rent was $150 a week and the median mortgage repayment $600 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brigalow | 14.7 km | 72% | 35% |
| Tuckerang | 15.1 km | 96% | 9% |
| Jimbour West | 15.8 km | 89% | 0% |
| Macalister | 17.2 km | 89% | 7% |
| Wychie | 18.4 km | 84% | 4% |
| Boonarga | 25.9 km | 60% | 19% |
| Beelbee | 25.9 km | 28% | 83% |
| Langlands | 26.2 km | 81% | 5% |
| Ranges Bridge | 27.7 km | 100% | 9% |
| Hopeland | 28.9 km | 61% | 27% |