Wondecla flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wondecla
(Tablelands Regional, QLD) - 66.52 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
66.52 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wondecla's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wondecla at a glance
Schools in and near Wondecla
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: 3.84 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.86 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 Wondecla is zoned
Selling in Wondecla? 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 66.52 km², Wondecla is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 31% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 88% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,296 m² across 470 parcels.
Who lives in Wondecla
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wondecla 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 905, and decile 2 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wondecla's 661 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Herberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wondecla. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wondecla itself.
5,236 in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
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.
Wondecla 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 Wondecla 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 Wondecla. 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 Wondecla lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Wondecla planning - frequently asked
Is Wondecla flood-prone?
About 31% of Wondecla falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 36%.
Is Wondecla bushfire-prone?
Around 88% of Wondecla is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Tablelands Regional average of 40%.
What is the zoning in Wondecla?
The dominant planning zone in Wondecla is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Rural residential.
Does Wondecla have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wondecla.
What is the typical lot size in Wondecla?
Across 470 surveyed parcels in Wondecla, the median lot size is about 20,296 m². There are also 27 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wondecla?
At the 2021 Census Wondecla had 661 usual residents, with a median age of 52 and an average household size of 2.4 people. The wider Herberton statistical area, which contains Wondecla, went from 5,236 people in 2001 to 5,730 in 2025, up 9%.
Is Wondecla an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wondecla scores 905 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 Wondecla?
Median household income in Wondecla was $1,083 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,156 for the typical suburb in Tablelands Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,300 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kalunga | 6.1 km | 33% | 98% |
| Herberton | 8.1 km | 26% | 98% |
| Upper Barron | 8.5 km | 32% | 26% |
| Moomin | 9.1 km | 28% | 94% |
| Minbun | 9.3 km | 39% | 1% |
| Evelyn | 9.7 km | 31% | 25% |
| Kaban | 10.4 km | 30% | 87% |
| Wongabel | 11.6 km | 38% | 77% |
| Tumoulin | 14.3 km | 29% | 96% |
| Jaggan | 15.0 km | 39% | 1% |