Wooroonooran flood map & planning overlays

A planning-constraint profile of Wooroonooran (Cairns Regional, QLD) - 372.15 km², mapped from live council and state overlay data. This suburb is highly constrained.
Profile updated 19 September 2026.

Elevation hillshade with street names, clipped to Wooroonooran's boundary, with the flood, bushfire and environmental overlays drawn on top.

Nearby suburbs, nearest first

How common is mapped flood risk across Wooroonooran properties?

Overlay percentages say how much land is constrained; these figures say how many properties are actually touched in a suburb-wide analysis of 2 Wooroonooran properties. No individual property result is identified on this page.

Wooroonooran at a glance

Parcels 19 Median lot 23,341 m² Schools in suburb 0 Landslide overlay 100%

Schools in and near Wooroonooran

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

0 schools providing primary years and 0 providing secondary years. A combined school may be counted in both teaching levels.

Nearest school availability

Primary: 0.61 km from the suburb boundary

Secondary: 0.61 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 Wooroonooran is zoned

Conservation 100%
Rural 0%
Open Space 0%
Environmental Management 0%
Special Purpose 0%
Rural Residential 0%

Selling in Wooroonooran? 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 372.15 km², Wooroonooran is highly constrained by planning overlays. About 19% of the suburb sits within a mapped flood overlay, and 15% is flagged bushfire-prone. The dominant land-use zone is Conservation. The terrain is hilly, and the median lot measures about 23,341 m² across 19 parcels.

Wooroonooran data sources and coverage

“Not mapped” means we hold no source layer for this suburb - never an all-clear.

DatasetCoveragePublisher
Flood mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Bushfire-prone mappingMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
ZoningMappedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Heritage and environmentMapped where publishedthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data
Aircraft noise contours (ANEF)Not heldthe relevant council planning scheme and Queensland Government spatial data, Defence
DemographicsNot availableAustralian Bureau of Statistics (2021 Census and SEIFA)
School availabilityAvailableQueensland Government

Profile last materially updated 19 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 Wooroonooran 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.

Published flood models are held over parts of Wooroonooran. 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 (+$9 with the planning report).

Building or pricing a slab? The $119 geotechnical desktop report covers geology, soils, bores and an indicative AS 2870 site class for a Wooroonooran lot.

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Wooroonooran planning - frequently asked

Is Wooroonooran flood-prone?

About 19% of Wooroonooran falls within a mapped flood overlay, against the council-wide suburb average of 55%. Across the suburb, 0% of the 2 properties we analysed carry some level of mapped flood risk.

Is Wooroonooran bushfire-prone?

Around 15% of Wooroonooran is mapped as bushfire-prone, compared with a Cairns Regional average of 23%.

What is the zoning in Wooroonooran?

The dominant planning zone in Wooroonooran is Conservation, though the suburb also includes Rural and Open Space.

Does Wooroonooran have heritage-listed places?

No heritage-listed places are on record within Wooroonooran.

Is Wooroonooran hilly or flat?

Wooroonooran is hilly: the median ground slope is about 12%, and 50% of measured points sit on grades of 15% or steeper. Ground level runs from roughly 64 m to 65 m AHD across the suburb.

What is the typical lot size in Wooroonooran?

Across 19 surveyed parcels in Wooroonooran, the median lot size is about 23,341 m².

Compare nearby suburbs

Nearby suburbDistanceFlood mappedBushfire-prone
Bellenden Ker 8.1 km 78% 5%
Babinda 9.0 km 81% <1%
Mirriwinni 11.2 km 78% 7%
Fishery Falls 14.3 km 92% <1%
Bartle Frere 14.9 km 71% <1%
Gadgarra
Tablelands Regional
15.4 km 23% 72%
Wooroonooran
Tablelands Regional
15.8 km 28% 10%
Deeral 16.2 km 72% 29%
Butchers Creek
Tablelands Regional
16.8 km 34% 11%
Bramston Beach 17.1 km 53% 44%

See all Cairns Regional suburb profiles →