Waverley zoning & planning overlays
22% bushfire-mapped, the highest in Boulia Shire. The shire's bushiest corner.
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A planning-constraint profile of Waverley
(Boulia Shire, QLD) - 9236.36 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is moderately constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 5 November 2026.
Constraint readout
9236.36 km² - this suburb is moderately constrained 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 Waverley'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
Waverley at a glance
Schools in and near Waverley
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual 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: 17.12 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 18.22 km from the suburb boundary
Source: Queensland Government school geographic information. Catchment boundaries can divide a suburb and change over time.
Which school zone is a Waverley address in? Check an address with our free school zone checker.
How Waverley is zoned
Selling in Waverley? 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 9236.36 km², Waverley is moderately constrained 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, 22% is flagged bushfire-prone. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 58,430,495 m² across 43 parcels.
Who lives in Waverley
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Waverley 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 Waverley. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Waverley 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.
Waverley 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Not watched | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
Profile last materially updated 5 November 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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Waverley planning - frequently asked
Is Waverley flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Waverley, 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 Waverley bushfire-prone?
Around 22% of Waverley is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Boulia Shire average of 9%.
What is the zoning in Waverley?
The dominant planning zone in Waverley is Rural.
Does Waverley have heritage-listed places?
Waverley has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Waverley?
Across 43 surveyed parcels in Waverley, the median lot size is about 58,430,495 m².
Is Waverley an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Waverley 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buckingham | 59.2 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Piturie | 70.8 km | 1% | 4% |
| Carrandotta | 88.2 km | Not mapped | 2% |
| Georgina | 98.0 km | Not mapped | 7% |
| Spreadborough Mount Isa City |
113.6 km | 22% | 45% |
| Mica Creek Mount Isa City |
113.9 km | 37% | 51% |
| Happy Valley Mount Isa City |
115.3 km | 38% | 41% |
| Healy Mount Isa City |
115.9 km | 9% | 22% |
| Parkside Mount Isa City |
116.5 km | 31% | 2% |
| Mornington Mount Isa City |
117.0 km | 6% | 0% |