Wooderson flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Wooderson
(Gladstone Regional, QLD) - 292.44 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
292.44 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wooderson's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Wooderson at a glance
Schools in and near Wooderson
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: 8.88 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 10.02 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 Wooderson is zoned
Selling in Wooderson? 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 292.44 km², Wooderson is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 37% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 633,275 m² across 203 parcels.
Who lives in Wooderson
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Wooderson 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 946, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Wooderson's 217 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Gladstone Hinterland, the wider ABS statistical area containing Wooderson. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Wooderson itself.
6,952 in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
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.
Wooderson 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 Wooderson address
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See what's in the $9 report →Wooderson planning - frequently asked
Is Wooderson flood-prone?
About 37% of Wooderson falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 48%.
Is Wooderson bushfire-prone?
Around 80% of Wooderson is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gladstone Regional average of 64%.
What is the zoning in Wooderson?
The dominant planning zone in Wooderson is Rural, though the suburb also includes Special Purpose.
Does Wooderson have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Wooderson.
What is the typical lot size in Wooderson?
Across 203 surveyed parcels in Wooderson, the median lot size is about 633,275 m². There are also 50 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Wooderson?
At the 2021 Census Wooderson had 217 usual residents, with a median age of 38 and an average household size of 2.7 people. The wider Gladstone Hinterland statistical area, which contains Wooderson, went from 6,952 people in 2001 to 12,274 in 2025, up 77%.
Is Wooderson an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Wooderson scores 946 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Wooderson?
Median household income in Wooderson was $1,781 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,361 for the typical suburb in Gladstone Regional. Median rent was $250 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,777 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calliope | 10.7 km | 41% | 73% |
| Taragoola | 14.8 km | 49% | 66% |
| River Ranch | 15.3 km | 82% | 84% |
| Diglum | 16.6 km | 32% | 89% |
| Burua | 20.5 km | 40% | 95% |
| West Stowe | 20.5 km | 49% | 82% |
| Mount Alma | 22.0 km | 50% | 53% |
| East End | 22.7 km | 54% | 53% |
| Benaraby | 23.5 km | 57% | 76% |
| Boynedale | 23.8 km | 36% | 86% |