Westcourt flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Westcourt
(Cairns Regional, QLD) - 1.61 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
1.61 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Westcourt's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Westcourt properties?
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2,093 Westcourt properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 2,093 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Westcourt.
Westcourt at a glance
Schools in and near Westcourt
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: 0.02 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 0.23 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 Westcourt is zoned
Selling in Westcourt? 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 1.61 km², Westcourt is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 100% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay. There is 1 heritage-listed site on record, and the dominant land-use zone is Medium Density Residential. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 683 m² across 1,792 parcels.
Who lives in Westcourt
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Westcourt 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 879, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Westcourt's 3,841 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Westcourt - Bungalow, the wider ABS statistical area containing Westcourt. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Westcourt itself.
5,475 in 2001 to 6,811 in 2025, up 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.
Westcourt 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 12 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 Westcourt 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 Westcourt. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot (+$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 Westcourt lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Westcourt planning - frequently asked
Is Westcourt flood-prone?
About 100% of Westcourt falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 100% of the 2,093 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 2093 rated high risk or historically affected.
Is Westcourt bushfire-prone?
Bushfire mapping covers Westcourt and little to none of it is mapped as bushfire-prone (the Cairns Regional average is 23%).
What is the zoning in Westcourt?
The dominant planning zone in Westcourt is Medium Density Residential, though the suburb also includes Low-medium Density Residential and Sport and Recreation.
Does Westcourt have heritage-listed places?
Westcourt has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
Is Westcourt hilly or flat?
Westcourt is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%. Ground level runs from roughly 2 m to 4 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Westcourt?
Across 1,792 surveyed parcels in Westcourt, the median lot size is about 683 m². There are also 57 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
Does Westcourt have a train station?
There is no train station inside Westcourt itself. The suburb is served by 10 bus stops.
What is the population of Westcourt?
At the 2021 Census Westcourt had 3,841 usual residents, with a median age of 41 and an average household size of 2.0 people. The wider Westcourt - Bungalow statistical area, which contains Westcourt, went from 5,475 people in 2001 to 6,811 in 2025, up 24%.
Is Westcourt an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Westcourt scores 879 and sits in decile 1 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 Westcourt?
Median household income in Westcourt was $1,186 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,618 for the typical suburb in Cairns Regional. Median rent was $300 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bungalow | 0.9 km | 100% | 2% |
| Manunda | 1.4 km | 99% | 40% |
| Parramatta Park | 1.4 km | 100% | 10% |
| Manoora | 2.2 km | 94% | 20% |
| Mooroobool | 2.4 km | 48% | 18% |
| Cairns City | 2.7 km | 65% | 0% |
| Earlville | 3.3 km | 46% | 29% |
| Cairns North | 3.3 km | 52% | <1% |
| Edge Hill | 3.4 km | 65% | 23% |
| Kanimbla | 3.4 km | 33% | 58% |