Widgee Crossing North flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Widgee Crossing North
(Gympie Regional, QLD) - 3.43 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
3.43 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Widgee Crossing North's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Widgee Crossing North at a glance
Schools in and near Widgee Crossing North
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: 1.24 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 1.26 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 Crossing North is zoned
Selling in Widgee Crossing North? 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 3.43 km², Widgee Crossing North is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 92% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 51% 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 35,207 m² across 45 parcels.
Who lives in Widgee Crossing North
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Widgee Crossing North 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 898, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gympie Surrounds, the wider ABS statistical area containing Widgee Crossing North. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Widgee Crossing North itself.
14,915 in 2001 to 22,707 in 2025, up 52%.
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 Crossing North 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 Crossing North 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.
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Widgee Crossing North lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Widgee Crossing North planning - frequently asked
Is Widgee Crossing North flood-prone?
About 92% of Widgee Crossing North falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 41%.
Is Widgee Crossing North bushfire-prone?
Around 51% of Widgee Crossing North is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gympie Regional average of 67%.
What is the zoning in Widgee Crossing North?
The dominant planning zone in Widgee Crossing North is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open Space.
Does Widgee Crossing North have heritage-listed places?
Widgee Crossing North has 1 heritage-listed place on record.
What is the typical lot size in Widgee Crossing North?
Across 45 surveyed parcels in Widgee Crossing North, the median lot size is about 35,207 m².
Is Widgee Crossing North an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Widgee Crossing North scores 898 and sits in decile 2 of 10 nationally and decile 2 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widgee Crossing South | 1.7 km | 46% | 84% |
| Fishermans Pocket | 1.9 km | 47% | 83% |
| Two Mile | 2.2 km | 53% | 51% |
| Nahrunda | 2.7 km | 69% | 27% |
| The Palms | 3.1 km | 52% | 75% |
| Southside | 4.4 km | 68% | 35% |
| Gympie | 4.6 km | 56% | 18% |
| Chatsworth | 5.0 km | 24% | 63% |
| Araluen | 5.2 km | 28% | 66% |
| Pie Creek | 5.5 km | 37% | 67% |