Woolooman flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woolooman (Scenic Rim Regional, QLD) - 16.9 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Everything below is suburb-wide. Overlays change block to block - see which ones actually touch your lot. The map is free.
Constraint readout
16.9 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woolooman's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. It shows where constraints fall; the interactive map shows them on your exact address.
Woolooman flood risk at the property level
Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched, from our lot-by-lot analysis of 42 Woolooman properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 42 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Woolooman.
Woolooman at a glance
How Woolooman is zoned
Selling in Woolooman? 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 16.9 km², Woolooman is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 10% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 80% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 219,572 m² across 58 parcels. These figures are suburb-wide - the overlays that actually apply to a given lot can differ block to block, which is what a property-level check tells you.
Who lives in Woolooman
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woolooman 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 1017, and decile 8 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Boonah, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woolooman. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woolooman itself.
9,556 in 2001 to 13,450 in 2025, up 41%.
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Census of Population and Housing 2021 (General Community Profile) and SEIFA 2021, both published at the Suburbs and Localities level; Regional Population (estimated resident population) at Statistical Area Level 2. Used under CC BY 4.0. Census counts of small populations are randomly adjusted by the ABS to protect confidentiality, so figures for small suburbs are indicative.
Check a specific Woolooman 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.
See what's in the $9 report →Woolooman planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Woolooman?
The schematic on this page is a Woolooman flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 10% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Woolooman address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Woolooman flood-prone?
About 10% of Woolooman falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Scenic Rim Regional average of 19%. Looking lot by lot, 7% of the 42 properties we analysed in Woolooman carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 3 rated high risk or historically affected. Flood overlays vary block to block, so whether a particular lot is affected needs a property-level check.
Is Woolooman bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 80% of Woolooman is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Scenic Rim Regional average of 52%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Woolooman?
The dominant planning zone in Woolooman is Rural. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Woolooman have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woolooman. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Woolooman hilly or flat?
Woolooman is hilly: the median lot slope is about 18%, and 62% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 78 m to 248 m AHD across the suburb. Slope drives site costs - cut and fill, retaining walls and driveway grades - so it is worth knowing before you commit to a sloping block.
What is the typical lot size in Woolooman?
Across 58 surveyed parcels in Woolooman, the median lot size is about 219,572 m².
Is Woolooman an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woolooman scores 1017 and sits in decile 7 of 10 nationally and decile 8 within Queensland - decile 1 being the most disadvantaged tenth of Australian suburbs and decile 10 the least. The national average score is 1000. SEIFA summarises income, education, occupation and housing across the whole suburb, so it describes the area, not any particular household in it.
Do I need a planning report for a Woolooman property?
A Woolooman planning report pulls every overlay - zoning, flood, bushfire, heritage and environmental - that touches a single lot, on live council and state data. The interactive map preview is free; a full PDF report is $9.