Widgee flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Widgee
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 197.79 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
197.79 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Widgee's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Widgee at a glance
Schools in and near Widgee
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: 13.75 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 Widgee is zoned
Selling in Widgee? 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 197.79 km², Widgee is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 39% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 75% 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 46,157 m² across 546 parcels.
Who lives in Widgee
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Widgee 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 897, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Widgee's 862 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Kilkivan, the wider ABS statistical area containing Widgee. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Widgee itself.
3,024 in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
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.
Widgee 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 Widgee address
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See what's in the $9 report →Widgee planning - frequently asked
Is Widgee flood-prone?
About 39% of Widgee falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Widgee bushfire-prone?
Around 75% of Widgee is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Widgee?
The dominant planning zone in Widgee is Rural, though the suburb also includes Rural Residential and Environmental Management And Conservation.
Does Widgee have heritage-listed places?
Widgee has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Widgee?
Across 546 surveyed parcels in Widgee, the median lot size is about 46,157 m². There are also 34 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Widgee?
At the 2021 Census Widgee had 862 usual residents, with a median age of 49 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Kilkivan statistical area, which contains Widgee, went from 3,024 people in 2001 to 3,959 in 2025, up 31%.
Is Widgee an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Widgee scores 897 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 Widgee?
Median household income in Widgee was $1,223 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,314 for the typical suburb in Gympie Regional. Median rent was $280 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,439 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wrattens Forest | 9.8 km | 35% | 86% |
| Upper Glastonbury | 10.9 km | 29% | 72% |
| Glastonbury | 13.4 km | 32% | 61% |
| Oakview | 15.9 km | 37% | 66% |
| Lower Wonga | 15.9 km | 49% | 41% |
| Scrubby Creek | 16.7 km | 17% | 47% |
| Black Snake | 16.9 km | 36% | 89% |
| Marys Creek | 18.0 km | 28% | 49% |
| Langshaw | 18.8 km | 24% | 59% |
| Manumbar | 19.0 km | 44% | 60% |