Woongoolba zoning & planning overlays
A 0.6% median slope, the flattest in Gold Coast City, on 8 ha median lots.
Things you won't regret: spending $9 to know the lot before you commit.
Free map preview, then PDF reports from $9 - about the price of an iced latte on a public holiday.
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 on the overlays we could measure - the flood share could not be calculated for it, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Profile updated 7 November 2026.
Constraint readout
32.49 km² - this suburb is highly constrained on the overlays we could measure - the flood share could not be calculated for it, so this is not a suburb-wide verdict.
Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Woongoolba's boundary, with the bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top. Magenta is where aircraft were observed in the sampled period, brightest below 3,000 ft. No flood layer is drawn because we hold no flood mapping for this area.
Nearby suburbs, nearest first
How common is mapped flood risk across Woongoolba properties?
Counts of properties, not share of land, across 220 analysed Woongoolba properties; no individual property result is identified.
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.
Has Woongoolba flooded? Flood history and overland flow
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Woongoolba: 125 of the 220 properties we analysed (56.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 125). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Suburb-wide totals across 220 analysed properties; they do not identify or describe any individual property.
Recorded historical flood mapping
125 analysed properties intersect at least one mapped historical event extent.
- Historic Flood 2017: 125
Source: Gold Coast City Council flood mapping, aggregated by LayeredGeo. Categories are only shown where at least five analysed properties share them. An address-level check is still required to determine whether a particular lot is mapped.
Aircraft noise and flight paths over Woongoolba
The ANEF contour is a published planning forecast and observed overflight is what a sampled tracking feed recorded - neither describes any individual property.
Observed overflight - sampled 4 Sep to 7 Nov 2026
typical observed square 2 a day
Night movements: observed, lowest 4,000 ft - night is sampled as often as day, but night traffic is light, so this is a floor and no rate can be put on it.
How this is measured
Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously, so every figure is a floor: aircraft not captured between samples are not represented. Rates are per 500 m square - the busiest square in the suburb, not a count of flights over the suburb - and a square is only rated where enough traffic was seen to measure it. Altitudes are above mean sea level. Flight paths change with runway use, weather, season and airspace design. This is a record of observed traffic; it is not a noise contour and not a planning control.
Woongoolba at a glance
Schools in and near Woongoolba
Public school-location data shows availability across the suburb; it does not rate schools or assign any individual address to a catchment.
Inside the suburb boundary
1 school providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.
Nearest school availability
Primary: inside the suburb
Secondary: 3.57 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 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 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, 16% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Rural. The terrain is largely flat, and the median lot measures about 79,253 m² across 207 parcels.
Recent development applications in Woongoolba
Applications are counted across the whole gazetted suburb from the public City of Gold Coast register. No application address or individual property is published here.
Submitted in the past 12 months
The exact total and latest date are suppressed for privacy.
Counts depend on applications that the council publishes and that can be assigned to a suburb. Categories can overlap when one application covers several types. Totals below five and their latest dates are suppressed. Register last synchronised 8 November 2026. Check the official council register.
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: ABS Census 2021 and SEIFA 2021 (Suburbs and Localities), Regional Population (SA2), CC BY 4.0. Small counts are randomly adjusted by the ABS.
Woongoolba 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 |
| Observed flight paths | Observed | adsb.lol, under the Open Database License |
| Demographics | Available | Australian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA) |
| School availability | Available | Queensland Government |
| Development applications | Available as suburb totals | City of Gold Coast |
Profile last materially updated 7 November 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 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 →Aircraft have been seen below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Woongoolba. The report's Aircraft Overflight page narrows that to the address itself: how many aircraft a day, how low, and at what heights.
Published flood models are held over parts of Woongoolba. The free check tells you whether one reaches an address; where it does, a Flood Model Report is +$9 with the planning report.
The Terrain Report shows the fall of the block - contours, cross sections and a 3D model of the lot to spin round in your browser (+$9 with the planning report).
Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and the indicative soil reactivity range to expect for a Woongoolba lot.
Woongoolba planning - frequently asked
Is Woongoolba flood-prone?
We hold flood mapping covering Woongoolba, but the share of the suburb it covers could not be calculated for this page - the flood overlays here are too intricate or too overlapping for our area calculation to resolve. That is a limit of our calculation, not a finding about the suburb, and it is neither an all-clear nor a sign of severe flooding. Gold Coast City publishes the flood mapping for this area, and our free interactive map still checks any individual Woongoolba address against it. Across the suburb, 100% of the 220 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk, including 206 rated high risk or historically affected. Published flood models are held over parts of Woongoolba; the free check on the Flood Model Report page says whether one reaches a given address.
Has Woongoolba flooded?
Yes. Recorded flood mapping reaches into Woongoolba: 125 of the 220 properties we analysed (56.8%) sit at least partly inside a mapped historical flood extent (Historic Flood 2017: 125). The free address check says whether a given lot is inside one.
Is Woongoolba bushfire-prone?
Around 16% of Woongoolba is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Gold Coast City average of 50%.
Is Woongoolba under a flight path?
Aircraft were observed below 3,000 ft over about 100% of Woongoolba, in the period sampled (4 Sep 2026 to 7 Nov 2026). The lowest measured aircraft was at 500 ft, with an average of 2,000 ft. At the busiest point in the suburb about 23 aircraft a day were recorded passing over one 500 m square. Traffic is sampled rather than watched continuously and flight paths change with runway use, weather and season; the ANEF contour is the planning instrument.
What is the zoning in Woongoolba?
The dominant planning zone in Woongoolba is Rural, though the suburb also includes Open space and Conservation.
Does Woongoolba have heritage-listed places?
No heritage-listed places are on record within Woongoolba.
Is Woongoolba hilly or flat?
Woongoolba is largely flat: the median ground slope is about 1%, and 1% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 0 m to 7 m AHD across the suburb.
What is the typical lot size in Woongoolba?
Across 207 surveyed parcels in Woongoolba, the median lot size is about 79,253 m². There are also 90 registered easements mapped in the suburb.
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%.
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 is the most disadvantaged tenth, decile 10 the least).
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.
Compare nearby suburbs
| Nearby suburb | Distance | Flood mapped | Bushfire-prone |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilberton | 3.2 km | 98% | 16% |
| Steiglitz | 3.8 km | 98% | 13% |
| Alberton | 4.7 km | 86% | 39% |
| Norwell | 5.1 km | 97% | 11% |
| Stapylton | 5.8 km | 33% | 55% |
| Ormeau | 7.1 km | 19% | 40% |
| Jacobs Well | 7.4 km | 82% | 24% |
| Carbrook Logan City |
8.2 km | 73% | 80% |
| Pimpama | 9.0 km | 52% | 74% |
| Yatala | 9.0 km | 28% | 53% |