Woodlands zoning & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woodlands
(Lockyer Valley Regional, QLD) - 16.21 km², mapped from live council and
state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 12 September 2026.
Suburb-wide figures; the free map shows which overlays touch your lot.
Constraint readout
16.21 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - no flood mapping covers this suburb, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woodlands's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
Woodlands at a glance
Schools in and near Woodlands
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: 1.98 km from the suburb boundary
Secondary: 2.72 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 Woodlands is zoned
Selling in Woodlands? 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 16.21 km², Woodlands is highly constrained by the planning overlays we hold. We hold no flood mapping covering this suburb, so no flood figure is shown - that is a gap in our data, not an all-clear. Of what is mapped, 74% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The median lot measures about 20,609 m² across 68 parcels.
Who lives in Woodlands
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woodlands 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 990, and decile 7 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woodlands's 119 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Lockyer Valley - West, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woodlands. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woodlands itself.
8,973 in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
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.
Woodlands data sources and coverage
“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.
| Dataset | Coverage | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| Flood mapping | Not 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 Woodlands 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 Woodlands lot.
See what's in the $9 report →Woodlands planning - frequently asked
Is Woodlands flood-prone?
We don't yet hold flood mapping covering Woodlands, so this page can't say how much of the suburb is flood-affected - that is a gap in our data, not an indication that the suburb is free of flood risk. Lockyer Valley Regional is the authority to check for flood mapping in this area.
Is Woodlands bushfire-prone?
Around 74% of Woodlands is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Lockyer Valley Regional average of 63%.
What is the zoning in Woodlands?
The dominant planning zone in Woodlands is Rural, though the suburb also includes Conservation and Emerging Community.
Does Woodlands have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woodlands.
What is the typical lot size in Woodlands?
Across 68 surveyed parcels in Woodlands, the median lot size is about 20,609 m². There are also 8 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
What is the population of Woodlands?
At the 2021 Census Woodlands had 119 usual residents, with a median age of 50 and an average household size of 2.5 people. The wider Lockyer Valley - West statistical area, which contains Woodlands, went from 8,973 people in 2001 to 13,029 in 2025, up 45%.
Is Woodlands an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woodlands scores 990 and sits in decile 6 of 10 nationally and decile 7 within Queensland (decile 1 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
What is the median household income in Woodlands?
Median household income in Woodlands was $1,687 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,521 for the typical suburb in Lockyer Valley Regional. Median rent was $330 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,539 a month.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glen Cairn | 4.3 km | Not mapped | 54% |
| Lower Tenthill | 4.9 km | Not mapped | 23% |
| Gatton | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 32% |
| Ropeley | 5.3 km | Not mapped | 37% |
| Blenheim | 6.0 km | Not mapped | 30% |
| Lawes | 6.8 km | Not mapped | 16% |
| Winwill | 7.7 km | Not mapped | 30% |
| Laidley Heights | 7.9 km | Not mapped | 40% |
| Placid Hills | 8.0 km | Not mapped | 29% |
| Upper Tenthill | 8.2 km | Not mapped | 31% |