Woongoolba flood map & planning overlays
A planning-constraint profile of Woongoolba (Gold Coast City, QLD) - 32.49 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
32.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained by planning overlays.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woongoolba'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.
Woongoolba 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 220 Woongoolba properties.
Lot-level readout
Flood-risk rating across all 220 properties
From LayeredGeo's lot-risk engine: council flood overlays, historical flooding and terrain, resolved to each individual lot in Woongoolba.
Woongoolba at a glance
How Woongoolba is zoned
Selling in Woongoolba? 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 32.49 km², Woongoolba is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 98% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 78,713 m² across 208 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 Woongoolba
Census 2021 figures published by the ABS for the Woongoolba 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 932, and decile 4 within Queensland. The national average is 1000.
Age profile
Share of Woongoolba's 282 residents in each ABS age band.
Population trend, 2001 to 2025
Estimated resident population of Jacobs Well - Alberton, the wider ABS statistical area containing Woongoolba. There is no annual population series published at suburb level, so this describes the surrounding area rather than Woongoolba itself.
2,508 in 2001 to 5,608 in 2025, up 124%.
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 Woongoolba 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 →Woongoolba planning - frequently asked
Where can I see a flood map of Woongoolba?
The schematic on this page is a Woongoolba flood map: the mapped flood overlays drawn over the suburb's terrain and street grid, covering about 98% of the suburb. Flood lines vary block to block, so for a specific property use the free interactive map - search any Woongoolba address and it shows the flood, zoning and bushfire mapping on the exact lot boundary.
Is Woongoolba flood-prone?
About 98% of Woongoolba falls within a mapped flood overlay, against a Gold Coast City average of 49%. Looking lot by lot, 100% of the 220 properties we analysed in Woongoolba carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 208 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 Woongoolba bushfire-prone?
Yes - around 16% of Woongoolba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 48%. A bushfire-prone designation can trigger additional building requirements, so check the specific address.
What is the zoning in Woongoolba?
The dominant planning zone in Woongoolba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Conservation. Zoning sets what you can build and do on a site, and can differ lot by lot.
Does Woongoolba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woongoolba. Even so, it is worth confirming for an individual property before any works.
Is Woongoolba hilly or flat?
Woongoolba is largely flat: the median lot slope is about 1%, and 1% of properties sit on slopes of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 0 m to 7 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 Woongoolba?
Across 208 surveyed parcels in Woongoolba, the median lot size is about 78,713 m². There are also 90 registered easements mapped in the suburb - an easement can restrict where you can build, so always check the title and overlays for the specific lot.
What is the population of Woongoolba?
At the 2021 Census Woongoolba had 282 usual residents, with a median age of 39 and an average household size of 2.8 people. The wider Jacobs Well - Alberton statistical area, which contains Woongoolba, went from 2,508 people in 2001 to 5,608 in 2025, up 124%. ABS publishes no annual population series for individual suburbs, so that trend describes the surrounding area rather than Woongoolba alone.
Is Woongoolba an advantaged suburb?
On the ABS SEIFA 2021 index of relative socio-economic advantage and disadvantage (IRSAD), Woongoolba scores 932 and sits in decile 3 of 10 nationally and decile 4 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.
What is the median household income in Woongoolba?
Median household income in Woongoolba was $1,542 a week at the 2021 Census, against $1,830 for the typical suburb in Gold Coast City. Median rent was $290 a week and the median mortgage repayment $1,898 a month. These are 2021 Census figures and have not been indexed to today.
Do I need a planning report for a Woongoolba property?
A Woongoolba 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.