Weranga flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Weranga (Western Downs Regional, QLD) - 221.66 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Weranga's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

Weranga at a glance

Parcels 338 Median lot 120,167 m² Mapped easements 10 Schools in suburb 0

Schools in and near Weranga

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: 13.90 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 19.95 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 Weranga is zoned

Rural 99%
Recreation and open space 1%
Community facilities 0%

Selling in Weranga? 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 221.66 km², Weranga is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 16% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 81% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 120,167 m² across 338 parcels.

Who lives in Weranga

Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Weranga suburb boundary itself, not a wider region.

Population
208
usual residents, 2021
Median age
49
years
Median household income
$814
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $1,432
Median rent
$150
per week, Western Downs Regional suburb typical $200
Median mortgage
$840
per month
Household size
2.5
people, average

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 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Score 706, and decile 1 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.

Relative disadvantage (IRSD) Decile 1
most disadvantagedleast disadvantaged

Age profile

Share of Weranga's 208 residents in each ABS age band.

0-4 4.7%
5-14 13.1%
15-19 10.3%
20-24 1.4%
25-34 7.0%
35-44 7.9%
45-54 13.6%
55-64 19.2%
65-74 16.8%
75-84 6.1%
85+ 0.0%

Population trend, 2001 to 2025

Estimated resident population of Tara, the wider ABS statistical area containing Weranga. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Weranga itself.

4,062 in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.

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.

Weranga data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe 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 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 Weranga 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 Weranga. 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 Weranga lot.

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Weranga planning - frequently asked

Is Weranga flood-prone?

About 16% of Weranga falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 49%.

Is Weranga bushfire-prone?

Around 81% of Weranga is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Western Downs Regional average of 43%.

What is the zoning in Weranga?

The dominant planning zone in Weranga is Rural, though the suburb also includes Recreation and open space and Community facilities.

Does Weranga have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Weranga.

What is the typical lot size in Weranga?

Across 338 surveyed parcels in Weranga, the median lot size is about 120,167 m². There are also 10 registered easements mapped in the suburb.

What is the population of Weranga?

At the 2021 Census Weranga had 208 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Tara statistical area, which contains Weranga, went from 4,062 people in 2001 to 4,030 in 2025, down 1%.

Is Weranga an advantaged suburb?

On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Weranga scores 706 and sits in decile 1 of 10 nationally and decile 1 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).

What is the median household income in Weranga?

Median household income in Weranga was $814 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 $840 a month.

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Goranba 13.5 km 29% 86%
Kumbarilla 15.4 km 36% 86%
Beelbee 17.1 km 28% 83%
Kogan 20.7 km 38% 81%
Marmadua 23.6 km 1% 76%
Tara 29.5 km 38% 41%
Ducklo 29.9 km 86% 26%
Halliford 30.7 km 41% 97%
Montrose 31.1 km 55% 80%
Ranges Bridge 36.0 km 100% 9%

See all Western Downs Regional suburb profiles →